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A ubiquitous environment allows the system to infer the users’ needs and preferences, making adaptations to the interface. However, the best way to make such adaptations is still under debate by researchers. This paper proposes an architecture that supports the adaptation of user interfaces in ubiquitous environments according to the users’ profiles. The proposed architecture is shown simple and low cost, has low implementation complexity and high extension capability. The user profile data are stored on the user’s mobile device for privacy. As the profile is defined by the user, it is expected that the interface adaptation occurs more accurately. A prototype is presented as a proof of concept.
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de Alencar, T.S., Machado, L.R., de Oliveira Neris, L., de Almeida Neris, V.P. (2014). Addressing the Users’ Diversity in Ubiquitous Environments through a Low Cost Architecture. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M. (eds) Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Aging and Assistive Environments. UAHCI 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8515. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07446-7_43
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