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A calendar based Internet content pre-caching agent for small computing devices

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We described in earlier publications the principles of a system where Internet content would be pre-cached, based on contextual information obtained from a user’s electronic calendar. The model for such a system envisioned a set of cooperating agents, distributed on a user’s desktop and mobile device, which would be responsible for making decisions on the context and preferences of the user, and downloading the relevant internet content through a land-based broadband connection and storing it on the mobile device. This paper presents and discusses established pre-caching techniques and their suitability for use on mobile information access scenarios. It proceeds in describing the implementation details of an alternative approach, a calendar-based pre-caching system and presents the findings of tests that were made with human subjects on such a system.

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    Andreas Komninos

  2. University of Strathclyde, 26 Richmond St., Glasgow, G1 1XH, UK

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Komninos, A., Dunlop, M.D. A calendar based Internet content pre-caching agent for small computing devices. Pers Ubiquit Comput 12, 495–512 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-007-0153-4

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