Automatically generating high-quality user interfaces for appliances

摘要: In this dissertation, I show that many appliance usability problems can be addressed by moving the user interface from to a handheld device is already carrying, such as Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or mobile phone. This approach, called Universal Controller (PUC), takes advantage of increasing pervasiveness wireless communication technologies will allow devices communicate directly with appliances. Automatic generation allows PUC create interfaces are customized platform controller device, user's previous experience, and all appliances present in current environment. This dissertation makes several contributions state art automatic generation: (1) Automatic use dependency information determine better structure for generated interfaces; (2) The general Smart Templates technique incorporating domain-specific design conventions into an specification automatically rendering appropriately on different platforms modalities; (3) Algorithms apply knowledge similarity between specifications has previously seen generate new personally consistent; (4) Algorithms model content flow task-based combine functionality multiple An evaluation system compared two all-in-one printers manufacturer's same found users were twice fast four times successful both common complex tasks. The also shows PUC's consistency features when using similar they have encountered. first known study human designs, it end now viable interactive systems.