Evolution towards smart home environments: empirical evaluation of three user interfaces
Evolution towards smart home environments: empirical evaluation of three user interfaces
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10.1007/s00779-004-0283-x
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发表时间：
2004-07-01
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Vaananen-Vainio-Mattila, Kaisa
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Koskela, Tiiu;Vaananen-Vainio-Mattila, Kaisa
智能家居环境已经发展到可以将家中的日常物品和设备联网的地步，从而为居民提供控制它们的新方法。熟悉的信息家电可以作为家庭功能的用户界面（UI），实现更便捷的用户体验。本文报告了一项关于智能家居可用性和生活体验的民族志研究。研究的目的是评估三个用户界面-PC，媒体终端，和移动的电话-智能家居环境。结果显示了两种主要类型的活动模式：模式控制和即时控制，它们需要不同的UI解决方案。结果表明，PC可以作为一个中央单元来控制可以事先计划和确定的活动模式的功能。另一方面，移动的电话非常适合即时控制。在智能公寓6个月的试用期内，移动的手机成为主要和最常用的用户界面。
Smart home environments have evolved to the point where everyday objects and devices at home can be networked to give the inhabitants new means to control them. Familiar information appliances can be used as user interfaces (UIs) to home functions to achieve a more convenient user experience. This paper reports an ethnographic study of smart home usability and living experience. The purpose of the research was to evaluate three UIs-a PC, a media terminal, and a mobile phone-for smart home environments. The results show two main types of activity patterns, pattern control and instant control, which require different UI solutions. The results suggest that a PC can act as a central unit to control functions for activity patterns that can be planned and determined in advance. The mobile phone, on the other hand, is well suited for instant control. The mobile phone turned out to be the primary and most frequently used UI during the 6-month trial period in the smart apartment.