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User isolation in multi-user multi-touch devices using OS-Level virtualization

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Abstract

Providing multi-user isolation is one of the most important issues in computing environments with multi-touch displays because multi-touch devices such as tabletops allow multiple users to interact simultaneously. However, existing window manager, which is commonly used to control the placement and appearance of windows, never provides isolation among the users. In this paper, we present a method that provides isolation in multi-touch multi-user computing systems using OS-level virtualization and show the effectiveness of the method with serveral experimental results. Our experimental results show that OS-level virtualization sucessfully provides both multi-user interaction and isolation in multi-touch devices.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCloud Computing - 6th International Conference, CloudComp 2015
EditorsYin Zhang, Chan-Hyun Youn, Limei Peng
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages30-38
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783319389035
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event6th International Conference on Cloud Computing, CloudComp 2015 - Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 28 Oct 201529 Oct 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Volume167
ISSN (Print)1867-8211

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Cloud Computing, CloudComp 2015
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityDaejeon
Period28/10/1529/10/15

Keywords

  • Docker
  • Multi-touch device
  • Multi-user environment
  • OS-level virtualization
  • User interaction
  • User isolation

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