Abstract
This article considers the importance of context in mobile systems. It considers a range of context-related issues and focus on location as a key issue for mobile systems. A design framework is described consisting of taxonomies of location, mobility, population, and device awareness. The design framework informs the construction of a semantic model of space for mobile systems. The semantic model is reflected in a computational model built on a distributed platform that allows contextual information to be shared across a number of mobile devices. The framework supports the design of interactive mobile systems while the platform supports their rapid development.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 285-321 |
| Number of pages | 37 |
| Journal | ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Design
- Human Factors
- Mobile systems
- Theory
- awareness
- context information
- design framework
- location-sensitive applications
- platform support
- shared interaction
- virtual space