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Binh Pham Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
On Wong Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Computer graphics and interactive techniques in Austalasia and South East Asia
Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques in Austalasia and Southe East Asia
Singapore
SESSION: Computer human interface
Pages: 123 - 130
Year of Publication: 2004
ISBN:1-58113-883-0
Authors
Abstract:
Growing demand for ubiquitous and pervasive computing has triggered a sharp rise in handheld device usage. At the same time, dynamic multimedia data has become accepted as core material which many important applications depend on, despite intensive costs in computation and resources. This paper investigates the suitability and constraints of using handheld devices for such applications. We firstly analyse the capabilities and limitations of current models of handheld devices and advanced features offered by next generation models. We then categorise these applications and discuss the typical requirements of each class. Important issues to be considered include data organisation and management, communication, and input and user interfaces. Finally, we briefly discuss future outlook and identify remaining areas for research.
My Disucssion:
Not sure what to make of this paper. It wants to give some insight and categorization of the hadnheld space, but it is too short to really achievce either. For example, it starts out with trying to categorize the uses of handheld devices to access multi-media content into four distinc categories, but runs out of space to really delineate what sets one category apart from the others, especially in categories 2 and 3. Anf for a text that discusses handhelds, mobile phonbes, and mentions WAP to not mention mobile phone data networks in the paragraph about wireless networking seems strange; it came out in 2004 which means that in Japan 3G networks, amply suited for multimedia streaming have been running for at least two years, and are being deployed everywhere else. It has a massive list of refernces though, and is very useful for that.
A situated computing framework for mobile and ubiquitous multimedia access using small screen and composite devices
Binh Pham Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
On Wong Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Computer graphics and interactive techniques in Austalasia and South East Asia
Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques in Austalasia and Southe East Asia
Singapore
SESSION: Computer human interface
Pages: 123 - 130
Year of Publication: 2004
ISBN:1-58113-883-0
Authors
Abstract:
Growing demand for ubiquitous and pervasive computing has triggered a sharp rise in handheld device usage. At the same time, dynamic multimedia data has become accepted as core material which many important applications depend on, despite intensive costs in computation and resources. This paper investigates the suitability and constraints of using handheld devices for such applications. We firstly analyse the capabilities and limitations of current models of handheld devices and advanced features offered by next generation models. We then categorise these applications and discuss the typical requirements of each class. Important issues to be considered include data organisation and management, communication, and input and user interfaces. Finally, we briefly discuss future outlook and identify remaining areas for research.
My Disucssion:
Not sure what to make of this paper. It wants to give some insight and categorization of the hadnheld space, but it is too short to really achievce either. For example, it starts out with trying to categorize the uses of handheld devices to access multi-media content into four distinc categories, but runs out of space to really delineate what sets one category apart from the others, especially in categories 2 and 3. Anf for a text that discusses handhelds, mobile phonbes, and mentions WAP to not mention mobile phone data networks in the paragraph about wireless networking seems strange; it came out in 2004 which means that in Japan 3G networks, amply suited for multimedia streaming have been running for at least two years, and are being deployed everywhere else. It has a massive list of refernces though, and is very useful for that.
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Thai-Lai Pham
Georg Schneider
Stuart Goose
Multimedia/Vidoe Department, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton NJ
International Multimedia Conference
Proceedings of the eighth ACM international conference on Multimedia
Marina del Rey, California, United States
Pages: 323 - 331
Year of Publication: 2000
ISBN:1-58113-198-4
Abstract
In recent years, small screen devices, such as cellular phones or Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), enjoy phenomenal popularity. PDAs can be used to complement traditional computing systems to access personal multimedia information beyond the usage as digital organizers. However, due to the physical limitations accessing rich multimedia contents and diverse services using a single PDA is more difficult. Hence, the Situated Computing Framework (SCF) research project at Siemens Corporate Research (SCR) aims to develop a ubiquitous computing infrastructure that facilitates nomadic users to access rich multimedia contents using small screen devices. This paper describes a new distributed computing concept, the Small Screen/Composite Device (SS/CD) framework, which offers mobile users new classes of ubiquitous and mobile multimedia services without to limit the diversity and the richness of the provided services.
My Discussion
This paper, now four years old, seems ahead of its time even now in a way. While most content- and device-creators are thinking in how to adapt content to small screens, the framework discussed in this paper is all about adapting and using the environment to show the data as good as possible on whatever screens and output media are available. The idea behind the framework is that while the user may intitiate requests from a PDA or phone, responses, especially when requiring high visual bandwidth, will automatically be routed to whatever facilities are available to the user at the location the user is. A clinician might request to see a patient's data at a bedside on a PDA, and the media framework will send the text reports back to the PDA, the X-Rays to a larger screen (computer, TV) that may be in the room, and make the phone ring next to the bed to deliver the audio annotations form the observing technician.
The framework seems overdesigned in that the designers were trying to handle the complicated media-delivery scenarions they could come up with, and is strangely silent on having the framework as the user which outputs the user would like to use, seeming to focus on having the framework decide that itself 802.11b/g networking has not been widely deployed yet, nor is RFID on the radar, but the framework should be able to incorporate them. A test are of the framework was made, and it would be worth finding out hwat else on it was published.
ConNexus to awarenex: extending awareness to mobile users
Thai-Lai Pham
Georg Schneider
Stuart Goose
Multimedia/Vidoe Department, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton NJ
International Multimedia Conference
Proceedings of the eighth ACM international conference on Multimedia
Marina del Rey, California, United States
Pages: 323 - 331
Year of Publication: 2000
ISBN:1-58113-198-4
Abstract
In recent years, small screen devices, such as cellular phones or Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), enjoy phenomenal popularity. PDAs can be used to complement traditional computing systems to access personal multimedia information beyond the usage as digital organizers. However, due to the physical limitations accessing rich multimedia contents and diverse services using a single PDA is more difficult. Hence, the Situated Computing Framework (SCF) research project at Siemens Corporate Research (SCR) aims to develop a ubiquitous computing infrastructure that facilitates nomadic users to access rich multimedia contents using small screen devices. This paper describes a new distributed computing concept, the Small Screen/Composite Device (SS/CD) framework, which offers mobile users new classes of ubiquitous and mobile multimedia services without to limit the diversity and the richness of the provided services.
My Discussion
This paper, now four years old, seems ahead of its time even now in a way. While most content- and device-creators are thinking in how to adapt content to small screens, the framework discussed in this paper is all about adapting and using the environment to show the data as good as possible on whatever screens and output media are available. The idea behind the framework is that while the user may intitiate requests from a PDA or phone, responses, especially when requiring high visual bandwidth, will automatically be routed to whatever facilities are available to the user at the location the user is. A clinician might request to see a patient's data at a bedside on a PDA, and the media framework will send the text reports back to the PDA, the X-Rays to a larger screen (computer, TV) that may be in the room, and make the phone ring next to the bed to deliver the audio annotations form the observing technician.
The framework seems overdesigned in that the designers were trying to handle the complicated media-delivery scenarions they could come up with, and is strangely silent on having the framework as the user which outputs the user would like to use, seeming to focus on having the framework decide that itself 802.11b/g networking has not been widely deployed yet, nor is RFID on the radar, but the framework should be able to incorporate them. A test are of the framework was made, and it would be worth finding out hwat else on it was published.
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John C. Tang
Nicole Yankelovich
James Begole
Max Van Kleek
Francis Li
Janak Bhalodia
All at Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems
Seattle, Washington, United States
Pages: 221 - 228
Year of Publication: 2001
ISBN:1-58113-327-8
Abstract
We explored the use of awareness information to facilitate communication by developing a series of prototypes. The ConNexus prototype integrates awareness information, instant messaging, and other communication channels in an interface that runs on a desktop computer. The Awarenex prototype extends that functionality to wireless handheld devices, such as a Palm. A speech interface also enables callers to make use of the awareness information over the telephone. While the prototypes offer similar functionality, the interfaces reflect the different design affordances and use context of each platform. We discuss the design implications of providing awareness information on devices with varying interface and network characteristics.
My Disucssion
A beautoful straightforward paper about practical design when extending a desktop application to a mobile space. Gives thought and consideration about how people will end up using the application, what information they want from it, and what is appropriate to show. Yes, the dodmain is not very data-intense -- a contact list fits nicely on a small screen -- but the choices of when to show all the information about a contact and when to show just some is clearly through out, and the devices are exmined in their context well.
It is interesting to see how only some of these features are migrating to mobile phones with the Wireless Village Presence capabilities, and how some is staying on the desktop, thus creating a fracturing that this paper shows to be detrimental.
John C. Tang
Nicole Yankelovich
James Begole
Max Van Kleek
Francis Li
Janak Bhalodia
All at Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems
Seattle, Washington, United States
Pages: 221 - 228
Year of Publication: 2001
ISBN:1-58113-327-8
Abstract
We explored the use of awareness information to facilitate communication by developing a series of prototypes. The ConNexus prototype integrates awareness information, instant messaging, and other communication channels in an interface that runs on a desktop computer. The Awarenex prototype extends that functionality to wireless handheld devices, such as a Palm. A speech interface also enables callers to make use of the awareness information over the telephone. While the prototypes offer similar functionality, the interfaces reflect the different design affordances and use context of each platform. We discuss the design implications of providing awareness information on devices with varying interface and network characteristics.
My Disucssion
A beautoful straightforward paper about practical design when extending a desktop application to a mobile space. Gives thought and consideration about how people will end up using the application, what information they want from it, and what is appropriate to show. Yes, the dodmain is not very data-intense -- a contact list fits nicely on a small screen -- but the choices of when to show all the information about a contact and when to show just some is clearly through out, and the devices are exmined in their context well.
It is interesting to see how only some of these features are migrating to mobile phones with the Wireless Village Presence capabilities, and how some is staying on the desktop, thus creating a fracturing that this paper shows to be detrimental.
