圖形化使用者介面(Graphical User Interface, GUI)讓人們可直接透過游標與滑鼠來操作電腦而不再需要記憶操作指令，但使用者仍須先學會鍵盤輸入法才能與電腦溝通，使用上依然有其不便之處。為了克服圖形化使用者介面之缺點，學術界發表實體使用者介面(Tangible user interface, TUI)，目的是讓使用者可透過實體物品與數位資訊做互動，並減少學習使用系統的時間。
本論文使用實體使用者介面之概念，加入ZigBee低功率短距離無線傳輸技術，開發出一套新型的TUI無線控制系統－情感調味瓶。此系統將人類的心情感受轉化為多媒體動畫之數位內容，使用者只需藉由直覺性搖晃動作來操作情感調味瓶裝置，即可表達當下之心情，並透過系統之多媒體動畫與其他使用者共同分享。同時，使用ZigBee無線傳輸技術讓使用者不受到線材束縛，亦可克服藍牙技術單一網路內裝置數量太少之限制。最後，本研究透過設計ZigBee裝置規範(Profile)，開發出一套可實際應用之無線家庭遙控器，透過開發實驗板來控制外接LED裝置之開關。未來，可使用更小體積之ZigBee晶片模組搭配繼電器電路，即可讓傳統家電產品具備無線控制之能力。

The invention of Graphical User Interface (GUI) enables users to directly operate computers through the control of mouse, and no longer need to remember operational commands. However, users still need to learn the skills of keyboard typing and input methods first to be able to communicate with computers. Therefore, studies have proven that even GUIs are difficult to traverse and use. In order to overcome the shortage of graphical user interface, tangible user interface (TUI) had been invented. The goal of TUI is to augment the physical world by coupling digital information to everyday physical objects and environments, and also reduces the time of learning to use a system.
This thesis designs and implements a new TUI wireless control system - Emotion Teaser. It adopts the concept of tangible user interface, and also uses low-power short-distance ZigBee wireless technology for data transmission. The use of ZigBee enables users no longer to be bound with wires. The system transforms humanity's feeling into digital contents for multimedia animation. Users only need to shake the Emotion Teaser device intuitionally to express their feelings, and then the system can share each other’s emotions through multimedia animation. Finally, this research studied and implemented ZigBee device profile, and also developed a practical application for a wireless home remote control. Five ZigBee development modules and output LED devices are used to verify our design. In the future, one might implement smaller ZigBee modules and/or electric relay circuits in order to control household electric appliances.

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