A MULTIMEDIA-BASED GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR VARIOUS CONSUMER DEVICES

M. Kropfberger, R. Tusch, M. Jakab, J. Köpke, M. Ofner, H. Hellwagner, L. Böszörmenyi

2007

Abstract

This paper introduces a Web-based guidance system which offers optimized presentations of sights or exhibited objects on different types of available stationary and mobile consumer devices, possibly running different operating systems. This is accomplished by adapting both the objects’ content and their presentation to the current usage context. Content thereby may be encoded in different presentation formats like video, audio, image, and marked-up text. The usage context embraces a set of properties describing the current usage environment of the guide. This includes, for example, the consumer device’s capabilities, its current location, and the user’s preferences. Both, the content adaptation and presentation services are based on standard Web technologies for increased interoperability. Finally, the guidance system is augmented with a Web-based content management and a statistics module, which enable for remote content administration and usage evaluations, respectively.

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Kropfberger M., Tusch R., Jakab M., Köpke J., Ofner M., Hellwagner H. and Böszörmenyi L. (2007). A MULTIMEDIA-BASED GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR VARIOUS CONSUMER DEVICES . In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2: WEBIST, ISBN 978-972-8865-78-8, pages 83-90. DOI: 10.5220/0001281100830090


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@conference{webist07,
author={M. Kropfberger and R. Tusch and M. Jakab and J. Köpke and M. Ofner and H. Hellwagner and L. Böszörmenyi},
title={A MULTIMEDIA-BASED GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR VARIOUS CONSUMER DEVICES},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2: WEBIST,},
year={2007},
pages={83-90},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001281100830090},
isbn={978-972-8865-78-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2: WEBIST,
TI - A MULTIMEDIA-BASED GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR VARIOUS CONSUMER DEVICES
SN - 978-972-8865-78-8
AU - Kropfberger M.
AU - Tusch R.
AU - Jakab M.
AU - Köpke J.
AU - Ofner M.
AU - Hellwagner H.
AU - Böszörmenyi L.
PY - 2007
SP - 83
EP - 90
DO - 10.5220/0001281100830090