Supporting Peripheral Web Awareness Using Wallpaper
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چکیده
This paper describes a technique for generating images on the screen wallpaper to show changes in information. By automatically collecting images from user-selected web sites, applying color filters to them, and positioning the filtered images on the screen background, our system provides a visible, non-intrusive way to raise awareness.
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