Contrasting paradigms for the development of wearable computers

Current applications of wearable computers are reviewed and categorized according to dimensions of "time" and "reference." The time dimension is based on whether the system uses information that is stored, information that is current or information that can help in predicting fut...

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Published inIBM systems journal Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 551 - 565
Main Authors Baber, C., Haniff, D. J., Woolley, S. I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Armonk International Business Machines Corporation 01.01.1999
Subjects
Applications
Communication
Computer industry
Computers
Consumption
Design
Digital signal processors
Embedded systems
Firefighters
Microprocessors
Multimedia
Personal computers
Portable computers
Power supply
Studies
Systems design
Wearable computers
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Summary:Current applications of wearable computers are reviewed and categorized according to dimensions of "time" and "reference." The time dimension is based on whether the system uses information that is stored, information that is current or information that can help in predicting future events. The reference dimension is concerned with the type of application, the event, task, environment, person or artifact. Each of these categories can be described in terms of its temporal features. It is proposed that these dimensions distinguish wearable computers from their desk-downed counterparts, and this raises the question of appropriate. Paradigms for wearable computers. A user-centered methodology is then presented and illustrated by paramedic and fire-fighter applications.
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ISSN:0018-8670
DOI:10.1147/sj.384.0551