Contextual ConcurTaskTrees: integrating dynamic contexts in task based design

Author

Van den Bergh, Jan ; Coninx, Karin

Author_Institution

Expertise Centre for Digital Media, Limburgs Univ. Centrum, Diepenbeek, Belgium

fYear

2004

fDate

14-17 March 2004

Firstpage

13

Lastpage

17

Abstract

Much research has been done on how context can be gathered and how the task of harvesting the context information can be made as easy as possible for application developers. However, less research has been done on how to design a system that adapts to the context while being active. We present contextual ConcurTaskTrees, a notation that combines the specification of dynamic context and tasks. The effect of the integration of the new notation on a current task-based approach is demonstrated and discussed. Special attention is paid to how the context is integrated and which parts of the context can be specified using the presented notation.

Keywords

task analysis; ubiquitous computing; user interfaces; contextual ConcurTaskTrees; dynamic context integration; task based design; Context modeling; Cultural differences; Educational programs; Home appliances; Meetings; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Pervasive computing; Process design; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, 2004. Proceedings of the Second IEEE Annual Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2106-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PERCOMW.2004.1276897

Filename

1276897