UNIFORM: Automatically generating consistent remote control user interfaces

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 611-620

  Nichols, Jeffrey ^a   Myers, Brad A ^a   Rothrock, Brandon ^a  

^a Carnegie Mellon University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic interface generation; Consistency; Familiarity; Handheld computers; Mobile phones; Pebbles; Personal digital assistants; Personal universal controller (PUC)

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC INTERFACE GENERATION; CONSISTENCY; FAMILIARITY; HANDHELD COMPUTERS; MOBILE PHONES; PEBBLES; PERSONAL UNIVERSAL CONTROLLER (PUC);

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REMOTE CONTROL; VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDERS;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 33745836181     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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