WebContext: remote access to shared context

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we describe a system and architecture for building and remotely accessing shared context between a user and a computer. The system is designed to allow a user to browse web pages on a personal computer and then remotely make queries about information seen on the web pages using a telephone-based voice user interface.

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INDEX TERMS

Keywords:
VoiceXML, information access, shared context, software architecture, telephone-based user interfaces, voice user interfaces