GVU Technical Report Number:
GIT-GVU-92-19
Title:
Supporting Adaptive Interfaces in a Knowledge-based User Interface
Environment
Authors:
Piyawadee "Noi" Sukaviriya
James D. Foley
Abstract:
Developing an adaptive interface requires a user interface that can be
adapted, a user model, and an adaptation strategy. Research on adaptive
interfaces in the past suffered from a lack of supporting tools which
allow an interface to be easily created and modified. Also, adding
adaptivity to a user interface so far has not been supported by any user
interface systems or environments.
In this paper, we present an overview of a knowledge-based model of
the User Interface Design Environment (UIDE). UIDE uses the knowledge of
an application to support the run-time execution of the application's
interface and provides various kinds of automatic help. We present how
the knowledge model can be used as a basic construct of a user model.
Finally, we present adaptive interface and adaptive help behaviors that
can be extended to the current UIDE architecture utilizing the user
model. These behaviors are options from which an application designer
can choose for an application interface.
Keywords:
User Interface Design Environment (UIDE), user model, adaptive interface,
adaptive help
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