A situated computing framework for mobile and ubiquitous multimedia access using small screen and composite devices

Human–computer interaction issues for mobile computing in a variable work context

“…Sometimes many devices are used by one individual depending on the task at hand (Holtzman, 1999;Pascoe et al, 2000;Pham et al, 2000;Smailagic, 1999). For instance, in one application for field service engineers, devices used by each worker include a base unit the size of a laptop which is wirelessly connected to a remote server located in the home office, a cellular phone tethered to the base unit, a smaller removable satellite unit that replicates portions of the base unit display, and a wearable microphone that links to the cellular phone (Smailagic, 1999).…”

“…Similarly, as the costs of handheld computing devices fall, their use becomes more of a consideration for the enterprise (Porn and Patrick, 2002). As advances in technology increase coverage, data speeds, and usability, greater user acceptance will fuel development of new applications that are more feasible in the maturing mobile computing environment Pham et al, 2000;Turisco, 2000;). …”

“…This concept has been applied to the area of mobile computing in many studies and the understanding of it is very appropriate to the purposes of the research presented in this paper Crowley et al, 2000;Hinckley et al, 2000;Pham et al, 2000;Branco, 2001). Central to the concept of ubicomp is that technologies should disappear into the background so that users can unconsciously apply them to the task at hand (Weiser, 1991;Abowd and Mynatt, 2000).…”

A Collaborative Web Browsing System for Multiple Mobile Users

“…To browse rich contents using multiple devices, Ubicomp Browser [1], situated computing [12], and task computing [11] provide architectures in which mobile users can use devices set around them, such as large displays and speakers, in pervasive computing environments. In these works, each content is allocated to specific device according to the type of the content.…”

PoPS: mobile access to digital library resources

“…SS/CD (Small Screen/Composite Device) [9] and MOCA [2] are frameworks to provide mobile information services while efficiently managing device resources.…”