Multimodal human computer interaction and pervasive services

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Grifoni, Patrizia, 1959-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2009.
• Subjects: Human-computer interaction.; Interactive multimedia.; Ubiquitous computing.; Ambiguity management in multimodal systems; Analyzing multimodal interaction; Mobile virtual blackboard; Multimodal human computer interaction; Multimodal input fusion strategies; Multimodal language processor; Multimodal user interface; Pervasive services; Technology acceptance models; Usability evaluation of multimodal interfaces; Web accessiblity to the visually impaired
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xxii, 514 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 456-494) and index.
• ISBN: 1605663875 (ebook); 9781605663876 (ebook)
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The use of multimodality combined with mobile devices allows a simple, intuitive communication approach and generates new and pervasive services for users. This book provides theoretical and practical concepts, methodologies, and applications used to design and develop multimodal systems. Collecting cutting-edge research by international experts, this Premier Reference Source addresses the many challenges of multimodal systems with a particular focus on mobile devices.