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Automatically adapting web sites for mobile access through logical descriptions and dynamic analysis of interaction resources

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While several solutions for desktop user interface adaptation for mobile access have been proposed, there is still a lack of solutions able to automatically generate mobile versions taking semantic aspects into account. In this paper, we propose a general solution able to dynamically build logical descriptions of existing desktop Web site implementations, adapt the design to the target mobile device, and generate an implementation that preserves the original communications goals while taking into account the actual resources available in the target device. We describe the novel transformations supported by our new solution, show example applications and report on first user tests.

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    AVI '08: Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces
    May 2008
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    1. mobile interfaces
    2. model-based design
    3. multi-device web interfaces
    4. user interface adaptation

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