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CORR
2011
Springer
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12 years 11 months ago
Exploiting Conceptual Knowledge for Querying Information Systems
Whereas today’s information systems are well-equipped for efficient query handling, their strict mathematical foundations hamper their use for everyday tasks. In daily life, peop...
Joachim Selke, Wolf-Tilo Balke
AINA
2007
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Sensor/Actuator Networks in Smart Homes for Supporting Elderly and Handicapped People
Abstract—Smart Home, this term comprises various approaches, engaged in living and working now and in the future. The objectives of the various approaches range from enhancing co...
Sebastian Dengler, Abdalkarim Awad, Falko Dressler
CSCW
2002
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
Instant messaging in teen life
Instant Messaging (IM) is being widely adopted by teenagers. In a study of 16 teenage IM users, we explore IM as an emerging feature of teen life, focusing our questions on its su...
Rebecca E. Grinter, Leysia Palen
CHI
2010
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
Sharing conversation and sharing life: video conferencing in the home
Video conferencing is a technology that families and friends use to connect with each other over distance. However, even with such technology readily available, we still do not ha...
Tejinder K. Judge, Carman Neustaedter
TEI
2009
ACM
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14 years 2 months ago
The other brother: re-experiencing spontaneous moments from domestic life
In this paper, we describe “The Other Brother”, a semiautonomous device that captures images and video of spontaneous moments in the course of everyday life. It was our goal t...
John Helmes, Caroline Hummels, Abigail Sellen