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Tesi etd-04212006-120737


Tipo di tesi
Tesi di dottorato di ricerca
Autore
Bandelloni, Renata
URN
etd-04212006-120737
Titolo
User Interface Migration of Web Applications with Task continuity and Platform Adaptation Support
Settore scientifico disciplinare
ING-INF/05
Corso di studi
INGEGNERIA DELL'INFORMAZIONE
Relatori
relatore Paternò, Fabio
relatore Prof. Marcelloni, Francesco
Parole chiave
  • Model Based Approach
  • Migration
  • Interface Adaptation
  • Human-Computer-Interaction
  • Task Continuity
  • User Interfaces
Data inizio appello
22/05/2006
Consultabilità
Completa
Riassunto
This thesis shows the work undertaken for supporting user interface migration of web applications. Interface migration occurs when a user interacting with an application switches to a different device and the application interface is transferred onto the new device. Migration must be supported by a platform aware system able to perform interface adaptation that keeps into account the different features of the devices involved, in order to keep the interface usability. Beside adaptation, continuity is the main matter. Once the interface migrates onto a new device, the interaction can be continued without having to restart the application from the beginning. Different types of migration can occur and supporting them poses different level of difficulty. This thesis analyses the various types of migration and describes the client-server architecture implemented for supporting all of them. The thesis shows how the migration service evolved starting from a first core of basic functionalities supporting the easiest situation to the most challenging one.
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