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IADIS
2008
14 years 10 days ago
Towards Simple Interaction In The Classroom: An Nfc Approach
In a given environment, distributing different devices with computing capabilities around us opens up new possibilities. It allows simple and easy interaction between user and com...
Salvador W. Nava, Gabriel Chavira, Ramón He...
PERVASIVE
2005
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
Ubiquitous Computing for the Public
Despite the progress made in Ubiquitous Computing since it was first envisaged back in 1987 [1], its use is still isolated to the research community. In this paper, we present why...
Patrik Osbakk, Erik Rydgren
TEI
2010
ACM
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14 years 5 months ago
Hands and fingers: a mobile platform for a person-centric network of computational objects
We describe a practical vision of ubiquitous computing with tangible interfaces, that orbits around an individual and is mediated by his or her personal consumer electronic device...
John Kestner, Henry Holtzman
PERCOM
2003
ACM
14 years 10 months ago
Cerberus: A Context-Aware Security Scheme for Smart Spaces
Ubiquitous computing has fueled the idea of constructing sentient, information-rich "smart spaces" that extend the boundaries of traditional computing to encompass physi...
Jalal Al-Muhtadi, Anand Ranganathan, Roy H. Campbe...
CHI
2002
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
Unremarkable computing
In this paper, we seek to contribute to the Ubiquitous Computing agenda by focusing on one of its earliest, but most difficult, design ambitions ? making technology "invisibl...
Peter Tolmie, James Pycock, Tim Diggins, Allan Mac...
CHI
2002
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
Making sense of sensing systems: five questions for designers and researchers
This paper borrows ideas from social science to inform the design of novel "sensing" user-interfaces for computing technology. Specifically, we present five design chall...
Victoria Bellotti, Maribeth Back, W. Keith Edwards...
CHI
2003
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
Who wants to know what when? privacy preference determinants in ubiquitous computing
We conducted a questionnaire-based study of the relative importance of two factors, inquirer and situation, in determining the preferred accuracy of personal information disclosed...
Scott Lederer, Jennifer Mankoff, Anind K. Dey
CHI
2004
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
Catalyzing social interaction with ubiquitous computing: a needs assessment of elders coping with cognitive decline
This paper describes design directions for ubiquitous computing to facilitate social interaction. The study focuses on elders coping with cognitive decline and their caregivers, b...
Margaret E. Morris, Jay Lundell, Eric Dishman
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
An experiment in discovering personally meaningful places from location data
As mobile devices become location-aware, they offer the promise of powerful new applications. While computers work with physical locations like latitude and longitude, people thin...
Changqing Zhou, Pamela J. Ludford, Dan Frankowski,...
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
A living laboratory for the design and evaluation of ubiquitous computing technologies
We introduce the PlaceLab, a new "living laboratory" for the study of ubiquitous technologies in home settings. The PlaceLab is a tool for researchers developing context...
Stephen S. Intille, Kent Larson, Jennifer Beaudin,...