TY - GEN
T1 - Connichiwa: A Framework for Cross-Device Web Applications
AU - Schreiner, Mario
AU - Rädle, Roman
AU - Jetter, Hans-Christian
AU - Reiterer, Harald
PY - 2015/4/18
Y1 - 2015/4/18
N2 - While Mark Weiser's vision of ubiquitous computing is getting closer to reality, a fundamental part of it-the interconnection of devices into a "ubiquitous network",-is not achieved yet. Differences in hardware, architecture, and missing standardizations are just some reasons for this. We think that existing research is not versatile enough and too tailored to either single applications, hardware, or location. We contribute Connichiwa-a versatile framework for creating web applications across multiple devices. We base Connichiwa on four key goals: integration of existing devices, independence of network infrastructure, versatility of application scenario, and usability of its API. Connichiwa runs web applications on off-the-shelf consumer devices. With no external dependencies, such as a server, it enables a great variety of possible scenarios. We tested the technical feasibility of Connichiwa in seven example applications and plan to evaluate the framework and the usability of its API in a one-week Hackathon.
AB - While Mark Weiser's vision of ubiquitous computing is getting closer to reality, a fundamental part of it-the interconnection of devices into a "ubiquitous network",-is not achieved yet. Differences in hardware, architecture, and missing standardizations are just some reasons for this. We think that existing research is not versatile enough and too tailored to either single applications, hardware, or location. We contribute Connichiwa-a versatile framework for creating web applications across multiple devices. We base Connichiwa on four key goals: integration of existing devices, independence of network infrastructure, versatility of application scenario, and usability of its API. Connichiwa runs web applications on off-the-shelf consumer devices. With no external dependencies, such as a server, it enables a great variety of possible scenarios. We tested the technical feasibility of Connichiwa in seven example applications and plan to evaluate the framework and the usability of its API in a one-week Hackathon.
KW - Cross-device
KW - Framework
KW - Ubiquitous networks
KW - Web
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84954242403&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/2702613.2732909
DO - 10.1145/2702613.2732909
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
SP - 2163
EP - 2168
BT - CHI 2015 - Extended Abstracts Publication of the 33rd Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
PB - ACM Press
T2 - CHI 2015: 33rd International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Y2 - 18 April 2015 through 23 April 2015
ER -