Paper Info
Title
Extending UsiXML to support user-aware interfaces
Abstract
Mobile and portable devices require the definition of new user interfaces (UI) capable of reducing the level of attention required by users to operate the applications they run to improve the calmness of them. To carry out this task, the next generation of UIs should be able to capture information from the context and act accordingly. This work defines an extension to the UsiXML methodology that specifies how the information on the user is modeled and used to customize the UI. The extension is defined vertically through the methodology, affecting all layers of the methodology. In the Tasks & Concepts layer, we define the user environment of the application, where roles and individuals are characterized to represent different user situations. In the Abstract UI layer, we relate groups of these individuals to abstract interaction objects. Thus, user situations are linked to the abstract model of the UI. In the Concrete UI layer, we specify how the information on the user is acquired and how it is related to the concrete components of the UI. This work also presents how to apply the proposed extensions to a case of study. Finally, it discusses the advantages of using this approach to model user-aware applications.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2010
HCSE
extending usixml,usixml methodology,abstract model,abstract interaction object,user situation,different user situation,new user interface,concepts layer,concrete ui layer,user environment,abstract ui layer,user-aware interface,user interface
Field
DocType
Volume
Composite UI Application Block,User environment,Human–computer interaction,Calmness,Engineering,User interface
Conference
6409
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
0302-9743
3-642-16487-0
3
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.41
14
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ricardo Tesoriero19419.52
Jean Vanderdonckt22917276.94