Mobile Phone Sensing using the Built-in Camera

Authors

  • Norliza Katuk School of Computing Universiti Utara Malaysia
  • Nur Haryani Zakaria School of Computing, Universiti Utara Malaysia
  • Ku-Ruhana Ku-Mahamud School of Computing, Universiti Utara Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v13i02.10166

Keywords:

mobile devices, mobile phones, mobile telecommunication systems, sensors, surveys

Abstract


Modern mobile phones or smartphones have multipurpose functions apart from being used as a device for voice and text communications. They are also embedded with many useful sensors, including camera, barometer, accelerometer, and digital compass. Unlike other types of sensor, the smartphone camera has been underutilized. This paper aims to fill the gap by analyzing and reviewing the hardware and software components of smartphones and highlighting the potential uses of the smartphone camera to support human daily life activities. A simple search of research papers indexed in Google Scholar was carried out using guided terms. The papers were filtered to match the research questions for this study. Only relevant papers were analyzed and reviewed. The results of the analysis suggested that the rapid development in the smartphone hardware has extended the use of the smartphone cameras beyond personal and social photography.  Consequently, applications (apps) based on smartphone cameras emerge, such as barcode readers, document digitizing tools, augmented reality, translation tools, and indoor positioning device. These apps benefit users and facilitate them in their daily life activities.

Author Biographies

Norliza Katuk, School of Computing Universiti Utara Malaysia

Norliza Katuk obtained her bachelor’s degree in information technology from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) in 2000 and her master’s degree in computer science from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2002. She obtained her doctoral degree in information technology from Massey University, New Zealand in 2012. She is a senior lecturer at UUM. Her research interests cover multidisciplinary areas including information security and privacy, web and mobile technology, disaster management, and human-computer interaction. She is an editorial board member of Journal of ICT, Universiti Utara Malaysia.

Nur Haryani Zakaria, School of Computing, Universiti Utara Malaysia

Nur Haryani Zakaria obtained her bachelor’s degree in information technology from UUM in 2000 and her master’s degree in computer science from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2002. She obtained her doctoral degree in computer science from Newcastle University, United Kingdom in 2013. She started her career as a Tutor at UUM in 2000 and is currently a Senior Lecturer there. Her research interests cover areas related to usable security and privacy, information security and human-computer interaction.

Ku-Ruhana Ku-Mahamud, School of Computing, Universiti Utara Malaysia

Ku-Ruhana Ku-Mahamud holds a bachelor’s in mathematical sciences and a master’s degree in computing, both from Bradford University, United Kingdom in 1983 and 1986 respectively. Her PhD. in Computer Science was obtained from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia in 1994. Ku-Mahamud’s academic career began with her appointment as a teacher after receiving her Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in April 1984. She was later appointed as a UUM tutor in August 1984. She is currently a professor in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing, UUM. Her research interests include computer systems performance modeling, ant colony optimization and intelligent agent. She is also chief editor of the Journal of Information and Communication Technology and associate editors to several other refereed journals.

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Published

2019-02-22

How to Cite

Katuk, N., Zakaria, N. H., & Ku-Mahamud, K.-R. (2019). Mobile Phone Sensing using the Built-in Camera. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 13(02), pp. 102–114. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v13i02.10166

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 02 (2019)

Section

Papers