Enhancing privacy in public spaces through crossmodal displays (2007)

Author(s): Cao H, Olivier P, Jackson D, Armstrong A, Huang L

    Abstract: The selection of appropriate display technology and interaction techniques relies upon an understanding of the public-private nature of information and the spaces from which it is accessed. We propose a crossmodal ambient display framework that supports multiple users simultaneously accessing in-formation which contains both public and personal elements. Crossmodal ambient displays are multi-user interfaces that facilitate the efficient public access of personalized information, while maintaining the anonymity of each user in physical public spaces. Based on psychological theories of crossmodal attention which characterize human capabilities for matching information picked up by different modalities, the framework takes advantage of both public displays and mobile devices through the use of peripheral cues, and makes possible the integration of multi-task performance and information personalization in public space.

      • Date: February 2007
      • Series Title: School of Computing Science Technical Report Series
      • Pages: 18
      • Institution: School of Computing Science, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne
      • Publication type: Report
      • Bibliographic status: Published

      Keywords: privacy, trust, pervasive computing, public displays, crossmodal displays

      Staff

      Dan Jackson
      Senior Research Associate

      Professor Patrick Olivier
      Professor of Human-Computer Interaction