Abstract
We described in earlier publications the principles of a system where Internet content would be pre-cached, based on contextual information obtained from a user's electronic calendar. The model for such a system envisioned a set of cooperating agents, distributed on a user's desktop and mobile device, which would be responsible for making decisions on the context and preferences of the user, and downloading the relevant internet content through a land-based broadband connection and storing it on the mobile device. This paper presents and discusses established pre-caching techniques and their suitability for use on mobile information access scenarios. It proceeds in describing the implementation details of an alternative approach, a calendar-based pre-caching system and presents the findings of tests that were made with human subjects on such a system.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 495-512 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Personal and Ubiquitous Computing |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2008 |
Keywords
- mobile information access
- electronic calendars
- internet content pre-caching
- human computer interaction
- mobile devices