Design of an object model for a context sensitive tourist GUIDE
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The prospect of providing city visitors with dynamic and context-sensitive multimedia information whilst on the move is both novel and exciting and raises many interesting research issues. The GUIDE project is currently examining these issues by developing systems and application-level support for hand-portable multimedia GUIDE units with wireless network connectivity, enabling context-sensitive information to be presented to city visitors whilst they roam.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Computers & Graphics
دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999