Because I carry my cell phone anyway: functional location-based reminder applications

Although they have potential, to date location-based information systems have not radically improved the way we interact with our surroundings. To study related issues, we developed a location-based reminder system, PlaceMail, and demonstrate its utility in supporting everyday tasks through a month-long field study. We identify current tools and practices people use to manage distributed tasks and note problems with current methods, including the common "to-do list". Our field study shows that PlaceMail supports useful location-based reminders and functional place-based lists. The study also sheds rich and surprising light on a new issue: when and where to deliver location-based information. The traditional `geofence' radius around a place proves insufficient. Instead, effective delivery depends on people's movement patterns through an area and the geographic layout of the space. Our results both provide a comp elling demonstration of the utility of location-based ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Pamela J. Ludford, Dan Frankowski, Ken Reily, Kurt Wilms, Loren G. Terveen
• Keywords: CHI 2006, Human Computer Interaction, Location-based Information, Location-based Information Delivery, Location-based Reminder System