Attention aware systems: Theories, applications, and research agenda

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 557-587

  Roda, Claudia ^a   Thomas, Julie ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptive systems; Attention aware systems; Cognitive systems; Interruptions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; USER INTERFACES;

ATTENTION AWARE SYSTEMS; COGNITIVE ABILITIES; COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; INTERRUPTIONS;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 33144481134     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2005.12.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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