Illuminated Interactive Paper with Multiple Input Modalities for Form Filling Applications

In this paper, we demonstrate IllumiPaper: a system that provides new forms of paper-integrated visual feedback and enables multiple input channels to enhance digital paper applications. We aim to take advantage of traditional form sheets, including their haptic qualities, simplicity, and archivability, and simultaneously integrate rich digital functionalities such as dynamic status queries, real-time notifications, and visual feedback for widget controls. Our approach builds on emerging, novel paper-based technologies. We describe a fabrication process that allow us to directly integrate segment-based displays, touch and flex sensors, as well as digital pen input on the paper itself. With our fully functional research platform we demonstrate an interactive prototype for an industrial form-filling maintenance application to service computer networks that covers a wide range of typical paper-related tasks.