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UI roadmap, 151

UIG (see User Interaction Group)

UIs (see User interface(s))

UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), 288

United Kingdom, project in (see Mobile Media and Entertainment Services project)

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), 288

University of Colorado, 233

Up arrow key, 77

Usability, 91–92

attributes of, 252–254

and culture, 93–94

definition of, 91

as discipline, 116

“good usability” labels, 25

with Navi-key, 25

as seamless experience, 273–276

task centered, 91–92

(See also Users)

Usability engineering:

just-in-time, 231–242

responsive, 136–137

traditional approach to, 233–234

“Usability knee,” 25–29, 31

Usability tests, 85, 148–149

(See also Research)

User-centered design approaches, 219

User interaction conventions, 20

User Interaction Group (UIG), 140–141

User interface management, 137

(See also Design management)

User interface platformization, 42

User interface portfolio management, 42–44

User interface style portfolio, 30–32, 151

User interface styles, 15

benefits of evolution in, 35–38

creation of, 20–21

definition of, 20

design/development time for, 146

display resolution in, 36–37

drivers of change in, 35–36

evolution of, 30–34

flexibility/foundation of, 43

hardware associated with, 20

keypad in, 37

manageable set of, 43

Navi-key, 23–25

Navi-roller, 32–34

revolutionary opportunities in, 43–44

role of, 20–21

Series 30, 22–24

Series 45, 35

trends influencing, 40–42

types of, 17–20

and “usability knee,” 25–29, 31

User interface vision and strategy document, 151

User interface(s) (UIs), 2–4, 6, 11, 15–44

adaptivity for personalization of, 259–262

for Apollo Guidance Computer, 47–49

attributes of, 17–19

command, 50

and consumer segments, 16–19

context-free vs. context-sensitive aspects of, 124–126

conventions for, 40

convergence/standardization in, 38–39

elements of, 47

hardware, 17

impact of trends on, 11

in-car (see Car user interfaces)

lack of standardization in, 15

localization of, 63–67

menu, 49–59

for mobile multimedia, 221

path of reasoning for, 5

shortcuts, 59–62

softkeys, 58, 67–70

software, 17

specifications for, 151

standards for, 39–40

and style of phone, 17

(See also User interface styles)

User needs, 1–2, 4, 11–13, 94

cultural differences in, 98

(See also Cultural end-user research)

as driver of UI style creation, 20–21

functional vs. emotional, 97–98

importance of filling, 276–279

Users, 91–94

cultural differences in, 93–94

expectations of, 92–93

holistic understanding of, 113

as subjects consuming technologies, 92

understanding of, 269–273

Utopia project, 234



Mobile Usability(c) How Nokia Changed the Face of the Mobile Phone
Mobile Usability: How Nokia Changed the Face of the Mobile Phone
ISBN: 0071385142
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 142

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