Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 187-201 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Sep 2003 |
| Event | Proceedings of Mobile HCI 2003 International Workshop - Udine, Italy Duration: 8 Sep 2003 → 11 Sep 2003 |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of Mobile HCI 2003 International Workshop |
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| City | Udine, Italy |
| Period | 8/09/03 → 11/09/03 |
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Keywords
- small screen devices
- searching
- PDA
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Supporting searching on small screen devices using summarisation. / Sweeney, Simon; Crestani, Fabio.
2003. 187-201 Paper presented at Proceedings of Mobile HCI 2003 International Workshop, Udine, Italy, .Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
TY - CONF
T1 - Supporting searching on small screen devices using summarisation
AU - Sweeney, Simon
AU - Crestani, Fabio
PY - 2003/9/8
Y1 - 2003/9/8
N2 - In recent years, small screen devices have seen widespread increase in their acceptance and use. Combining mobility with their increased technological advances many such devices can now be considered mobile information terminals. However, user interactions with small screen devices remain a challenge due to the inherent limited display capabilities. These challenges are particularly evident for tasks, such as information seeking. In this paper we assess the effectiveness of using hierarchical-query biased summaries as a means of supporting the results of an information search conducted on a small screen device, a PDA. We present the results of an experiment focused on measuring users' perception of relevance of displayed documents, in the form of automatically generated summaries of increasing length, in response to a simulated submitted query. The aim is to study experimentally how users' perception of relevance varies depending on the length of summary, in relation to the characteristics of the PDA interface on which the content is presented. Experimental results suggest that hierarchical query-biased summaries are useful and assist users in making relevance judgments.
AB - In recent years, small screen devices have seen widespread increase in their acceptance and use. Combining mobility with their increased technological advances many such devices can now be considered mobile information terminals. However, user interactions with small screen devices remain a challenge due to the inherent limited display capabilities. These challenges are particularly evident for tasks, such as information seeking. In this paper we assess the effectiveness of using hierarchical-query biased summaries as a means of supporting the results of an information search conducted on a small screen device, a PDA. We present the results of an experiment focused on measuring users' perception of relevance of displayed documents, in the form of automatically generated summaries of increasing length, in response to a simulated submitted query. The aim is to study experimentally how users' perception of relevance varies depending on the length of summary, in relation to the characteristics of the PDA interface on which the content is presented. Experimental results suggest that hierarchical query-biased summaries are useful and assist users in making relevance judgments.
KW - small screen devices
KW - searching
KW - PDA
M3 - Paper
SP - 187
EP - 201
ER -