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Designing LoL@, a Mobile Tourist Guide for UMTS

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Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices (Mobile HCI 2002)

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Modern lifestyle corresponds with high personal mobility. People want to work or use leisure-time applications while on the road. Modern mobile communications systems allow to meet these requirements for the first time. Advanced new features like user positioning allow sophisticated applications that are not possible in the fixed Internet or traditional cellular networks. Still, application development for the Mobile Internet is a complex task. Users have special demands because of the mobile environment. Stringent technical constraints are imposed by mobile networks and mobile devices.

In this paper we present a prototype of a mobile application for UMTS. It is called LoL@ (Local Location Assistant) and implements a tourist guide for users in the city of Vienna. We discuss user interaction and interface design, design process, and technical solutions used to implement the application. Because of the initial lack of powerful PDAs, currently a laptop is used as terminal.

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  1. Forschungszentrum Telekommunikation Wien, Tech Gate Vienna, Donau-City-Straße 1, A-1220, Wien, Austria

    Günther Pospischil, Martina Umlauft & Elke Michlmayr

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    Fabio Paternò

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Pospischil, G., Umlauft, M., Michlmayr, E. (2002). Designing LoL@, a Mobile Tourist Guide for UMTS. In: Paternò, F. (eds) Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices. Mobile HCI 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2411. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45756-9_12

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