Human-machine interaction through an intelligent user interface based on contention architecture

Author

Agah, Arvin ; Tanie, Kazuo

Author_Institution

Mech. Eng. Lab., AIST-MITI, Tsukuba, Japan

fYear

1996

fDate

11-14 Nov 1996

Firstpage

537

Lastpage

542

Abstract

A new approach to the utilization of intelligent control to enhance an interface for human-machine interaction is presented. The novel concept of contention architecture is introduced, based on the cooperation and competition of a number of software agents. The architecture is embedded within a graphical user interface, determining human intentions during the use of a computer mouse for performing traditional computer tasks. Through experiments with 6 human subjects it is shown that the intelligent component of the user interface enhances the effectiveness and efficiency of human-machine interaction

Keywords

cooperative systems; graphical user interfaces; human factors; intelligent control; interactive systems; man-machine systems; software agents; contention architecture; cooperation; efficiency; graphical user interface; human intentions; human-machine interaction; intelligent control; intelligent user interface; software agents; Computer architecture; Computer interfaces; Embedded computing; Graphical user interfaces; Humans; Intelligent agent; Intelligent control; Man machine systems; Software agents; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robot and Human Communication, 1996., 5th IEEE International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Tsukuba

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3253-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROMAN.1996.568894

Filename

568894