Natural notation for the domestic internet of things

Charith Perera*, Saeed Aghaee, Alan Blackwell

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    Abstract

    This study explores the use of natural language to give instructions that might be interpreted by Internet of Things (IoT) devices in a domestic ‘smart home’ environment. We start from the proposition that reminders can be considered as a type of end-user programming, in which the executed actions might be performed either by an automated agent or by the author of the reminder. We conducted an experiment in which people wrote sticky notes specifying future actions in their home. In different conditions, these notes were addressed to themselves, to others, or to a computer agent. We analyse the linguistic features and strategies that are used to achieve these tasks, including the use of graphical resources as an informal visual language. The findings provide a basis for design guidance related to end-user development for the Internet of Things.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEnd-User Development - 5th International Symposium, IS-EUD 2015, Proceedings
    EditorsAlexander Boden, Paloma Díaz, Ignacio Aedo, Carmelo Ardito, Volkmar Pipek, Carlos Jensen
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Pages25-41
    Number of pages17
    ISBN (Electronic)9783319184241
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    Event5th International Symposium on End-User Development, IS-EUD 2015 - Madrid, Spain
    Duration: 26 May 201529 May 2015

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
    Volume9083
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743
    ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

    Conference

    Conference5th International Symposium on End-User Development, IS-EUD 2015
    Country/TerritorySpain
    CityMadrid
    Period26/05/1529/05/15

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