Abstract
With the advance of pervasive technology, information from both the physical and virtual world is increasingly accessible to developers. Context-aware applications may consume relevant aspects of this information as they support user tasks. When conveying information to people, the mechanism for presentation must be carefully considered. As ambient devices are centred on the notion of calm-technology, it is logical that certain types of data lend themselves to ambient display more easily than others. In this paper we present our initial investigations into the properties of contextual information best suited for display using ambient technologies. We present the feature set extracted from our investigation, and apply examples that satisfy these criteria to our prototype ambient device, the visual calendar.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Ambient Information Systems 2007 |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Ambient Information Systems - Colocated at Pervasive 2007 |
Editors | William R. Hazlewood, Lorcan Coyle, Sunny Consolvo |
Place of Publication | Germany |
Publisher | CEUR Workshop Proceedings |
Pages | 1-4 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Volume | 254 |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 1st International Workshop on Ambient Information Systems Colocated at Pervasive 2007 - Toronto, Toronto, Canada Duration: 13 May 2007 → 13 May 2007 |
Publication series
Name | CEUR Workshop Proceedings |
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Publisher | Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen |
Volume | 254 |
ISSN (Print) | 1613-0073 |
Workshop
Workshop | 1st International Workshop on Ambient Information Systems Colocated at Pervasive 2007 |
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Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Toronto |
Period | 13/05/07 → 13/05/07 |