An editing tool that manages device associations in an in-home environment

Mavrommati, Irene; Kameas, Achilles; Markopoulos, Panos

doi:10.1007/s00779-004-0286-7

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“…Manual application composition in the museum domain has been suggested by Ghiani et al [20]. Several solutions, focusing on the end-user application composition, allow users to install and deploy ubiquitous resources [27,32] and then to develop simple applications by composing these resources using an editor [32] or by manipulating smart cards associated with the deployed resources [27]. Similarly, composing applications from ubiquitous artifacts (i.e.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

iCompose: context-aware physical user interface for application composition

Davidyuk

Gilman

Milara

et al. 2011

Open Computer Science

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Ubiquitous computing environments advocate creating applications by plugging together various resources (mobile devices, displays, augmented everyday objects, and so on) and Web Services to support the user's everyday activities and needs. This approach is referred to as application composition, and such applications are called composite. Due to the dynamic nature of ubiquitous environments, application composition has to be supported at runtime, so that the applications are able to adapt to the situation within the environment and other contexts. Application composition is usually performed by autonomous context-aware mechanisms that provide limited or no control for users. Still, users need to be aware of their environments and be able to control and configure applications when they are composed and executed. Towards this goal we present in this article a context-aware application composition system based on the iCompose interface for composing and controlling applications at runtime. Users compose applications by simply touching the resources in the environment with their mobile devices, while the iCompose interface provides feedback and assists users by suggesting them possible further actions. The interface relies on a rule-based reasoner and utilizes various context sources to support users dynamically, according to the situation in which they compose applications. We present a complete implementation of the system and report the results of a user evaluation study conducted with 21 participants. This study assesses the issues of control, usability, feasibility and user acceptance of the iCompose interface for context-aware application composition and the prototype as a whole.Keywords: ubiquitous computing • interaction design • physical user interface design • application composition © Versita Sp. z o.o.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

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iCompose: context-aware physical user interface for application composition

Davidyuk

Gilman

Milara

et al. 2011

Open Computer Science

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“…The properties and plugs of these artifacts are shown in Table I and are manifested to Pat via the UbiComp Application editor tool, 7 an end-user tool that acts as the mediator between the Plug/Synapse conceptual model and the actual system. Using this tool Pat can combine the most appropriate plugs into functioning synapses as shown in Figure 1.…”

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A Conceptual Model and the Supporting Middleware for Composing Ubiquitous Computing Applications

Drossos¹,

Goumopoulos²,

Kameas³

2007

J Ubiq Comp Intell

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Given the resulting complexity of the ambient applications that one can form in the Ubiquitous or Pervasive Computing domain it is required to abstract the intricacies of a heterogeneous supporting environment (e.g., intrinsic characteristics of specific communication models) away from the application logic. These applications will be characterized by the increasing ubiquity of interactions between many possibly heterogeneous artifacts and services. This paper presents the Plug/Synapse abstraction, which provides a conceptual model for building ubiquitous computing applications in a high-level programming manner. GAS-OS is the software layer that implements the Plug/Synapse model and the concepts encapsulated in GAS, a generic architectural style, which can be used to describe everyday environments populated with computational artifacts. The paper examines also the design and architecture of GAS-OS, which is the minimum set of modules and functionalities that every device must afford, in order to be a ubiquitous computing artifact and participate in artifact collections.

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“…(Markopoulos et al,(16)). AmI systems are offered with a recombinant constructivist approach aimed at end users (Newman et al (28), Rodden and Benford, (21), Mavrommati et al,(18). This transparency and user enabling model is promoted with the claim that via it AmI can achieve emerging niche applications -as a result of people's inherent creativity- (18), building of trust and thus adopting AmI systems, assistance with system failures and servicing, safeguarding privacy, etc.…”

Section: Ami Vision and The End Usersmentioning

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An overview of AmI from a user centered design perspective

Mavrommati

Darzentas

2006

2nd IET International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE 06)

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In this paper we will attempt to give an overview of issues related to HCI in AmI environments. We will address generic issues stemming from the nature of AmI research which relate to HCI practice, as well as specific HCI issues and shifts in current practice and paradigms due to new elements that are introduced by the very nature of living and interacting within AmI environments. This paper aims to raise awareness in the community of AmI researchers by attempting to provide a comprehensive overview of issues that relate to the current AmI HCI research.

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An editing tool that manages device associations in an in-home environment

Cited by 29 publications

References 10 publications

iCompose: context-aware physical user interface for application composition

iCompose: context-aware physical user interface for application composition

A Conceptual Model and the Supporting Middleware for Composing Ubiquitous Computing Applications

An overview of AmI from a user centered design perspective

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