The delivery of multimedia presentations in a graphical user interface environment

ABSTRACT

A major issue in many domains is to present information to people that is tailored to their need, in such a way that it supports them in their tasks. In this paper, we present the Virtual Document Planner (VDP), a platform we developed for generating tailored interactive multimedia presentations in the surveillance domain. Integrated with the surveillance operators' graphical interface, the VDP provides tailored information delivery mechanisms that adapt the operators' information rich environment to their tasks and information needs.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: Natural language

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: Graphical user interfaces (GUI)
      H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces
          Subjects: Synchronous interaction

  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
      I.2.7 Natural Language Processing
          Subjects: Discourse; Language generation

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors

Keywords:
discourse approach, multimedia presentation generation, tailored information delivery, task-sensitive user interface