TY - GEN
T1 - Because i carry my cell phone anyway
T2 - CHI 2006: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
AU - Ludford, Pamela J.
AU - Frankowski, Dan
AU - Reily, Ken
AU - Wilms, Kurt
AU - Terveen, Loren
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Although they have potential, to date location-based information systems have not radically improved the way we interact with our surroundings. To study related issues, we developed a location-based reminder system, PlaceMail, and demonstrate its utility in supporting everyday tasks through a month-long field study. We identify current tools and practices people use to manage distributed tasks and note problems with current methods, including the common "to-do list". Our field study shows that PlaceMail supports useful location-based reminders and functional place-based lists. The study also sheds rich and surprising light on a new issue: when and where to deliver location-based information. The traditional 'geofence' radius around a place proves insufficient. Instead, effective delivery depends on people's movement patterns through an area and the geographic layout of the space. Our results both provide a compelling demonstration of the utility of location-based information and raise significant new challenges for location-based information distribution.
AB - Although they have potential, to date location-based information systems have not radically improved the way we interact with our surroundings. To study related issues, we developed a location-based reminder system, PlaceMail, and demonstrate its utility in supporting everyday tasks through a month-long field study. We identify current tools and practices people use to manage distributed tasks and note problems with current methods, including the common "to-do list". Our field study shows that PlaceMail supports useful location-based reminders and functional place-based lists. The study also sheds rich and surprising light on a new issue: when and where to deliver location-based information. The traditional 'geofence' radius around a place proves insufficient. Instead, effective delivery depends on people's movement patterns through an area and the geographic layout of the space. Our results both provide a compelling demonstration of the utility of location-based information and raise significant new challenges for location-based information distribution.
KW - Cell phone
KW - Lists
KW - Location-based information delivery
KW - Location-based reminder
KW - PIM
KW - Ubiquitous computing
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33745831632
SN - 1595931783
SN - 9781595931788
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
SP - 889
EP - 898
BT - CHI 2006
Y2 - 22 April 2006 through 27 April 2006
ER -