Learning user for interest for image browsing on small-form-factor devices

Xing Xie, Hao Lin, Simon Goumaz, Wei-Yine Ma

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

31 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Mobile devices which can capture and view pictures are becoming increasingly common in our life. The limitation of these small-form-factor devices makes the user experience of image browsing quite different from that on desktop PCs. In this paper, we first present a user study on how users interact with a mobile image browser with basic functions. We found that on small displays, users tend to use more zooming and scrolling actions in order to view interesting regions in detail. From this fact, we designed a new method to detect user interest maps and extract user attention objects from the image browsing log. This approach is more efficient than image-analysis based methods and can better represent users' actual interest. A smart image viewer was then developed based on user interest analysis. A second experiment was carried out to study how users behave with such a viewer. Experimental results demonstrate that the new smart features can improve the browsing efficiency and are a good compliment to traditional image browsers. Copyright 2005 ACM.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCHI 2005: Technology, Safety, Community: Conference Proceedings - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages671-680
ISBN (Print)1581139985, 9781581139983
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventCHI 2005: Technology, Safety, Community - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Portland, OR, United States
Duration: 2 Apr 20057 Apr 2005

Publication series

NameConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)0274-9696

Conference

ConferenceCHI 2005: Technology, Safety, Community - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
PlaceUnited States
CityPortland, OR
Period2/04/057/04/05

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Research Keywords

  • Attention model
  • Mobile image browsing
  • Small display

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