Patents & Publications

Following is a list of my patents and publications, with .pdf downloads or links to the patent listing where available. Email me at devon [dot] welles [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to reproduce or distribute any of these publications.

Gough, C. & Welles, D. (2006) Remote Prompting Infrastructure.

Gough, C. & Welles, D.(2006) Transducer Access Point.

Welles, D. & Foucault, B. (2006) System and Device for Providing Monitoring and Assisting Human Gross Motor Skills. link to patent database

Foucault, B., Mentis, H., Sengers, P., and Welles, D. (2007). Provoking Sociability. Proceedings of the CHI2007 conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. San Jose, CA, USA.

Abstract: In this study, we explore the potential usefulness of disturbing, uncomfortable systems, demonstrating that provocative technology can have a positive effect on social relationships. We designed and evaluated an agent-based system that collects user information by asking seemingly benign questions, and then uses it to spread false, strange gossip throughout an office space. We show that provocative interaction on-line can improve off-line sociability. .pdf