Web Interaction Using Very Small Internet Devices

  • Authors:
  • Bill N. Schilit;Jonathan Trevor;David M. Hilbert;Tzu Khiau Koh

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • Computer
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

Internet-enabled cell phones typically accommodate only three to 12 text lines, and their design emphasizes portability. Web interaction has, so far, been a secondary concern.For the most part, automated techniques to address the feature gap between the desktop and these phonetops rely on the notion of transducing--translating HTML and images into formats compatible with small devices, which typically cannot handle HTML content.The authors have developed a Web browsing model that supports navigation and action in separate interfaces. To demonstrate the model, they created m-Links, a middleware proxy system that retrieves Web documents using HTTP,lets users navigate and apply services to Web content, and delivers a suitable user interface to a variety of small Web-capable wireless devices.