Three Dimensional Context-Aware Tailoring of Information

Purpose The paper explores the notion of context in ubiquitous computing. Personal Information Managers exploit the ubiquitous paradigm in mobile computing to integrate services and programs for business and leisure. Recognizing that every situation is constituted by information and events, context will vary depending on the situation users are in. The paper aims to show the viability of tailoring contextual information to provide user with timely and relevant information. Design/methodology/approach – An experiment was conducted with testing on a group of real world users. The test group used the application for approximately half a day each and performed a number of tasks Findings – Results from the conducted experiment show the viability of tailoring contextual information to provide user with timely and relevant information. Among the questions in the questionnaire the users were asked to state whether or not they would like to use this application in their daily life. Statistically significant results indicates that the users found value in using the application in a daily life. Originality/value – The novelty in this work is a new exploration and implementation of context by integrating three dimensions of context: social information, activity information and geographical position. ____________________________________________________________ __