Using context-aware computing to reduce the perceived burden of interruptions from mobile devices

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 909-918

  Ho, Joyce ^a   Intille, Stephen S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Context aware computing; Human computer interface; Interruption; Mobile computing

Indexed keywords

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION THEORY; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES;

CONTEXT-AWARE COMPUTING; INTERRUPTION; MOBILE PHONES; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

CONTEXT SENSITIVE LANGUAGES;

EID: 80051473284     PISSN: 02749696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1054972.1055100     Document Type: Conference Paper

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