Mobile Speech-based and Multimodal Public Transport Information Services
Markku Turunen, Topi Hurtig, Jaakko Hakulinen, Ari Virtanen, Sami Koskinen · 2006
Mobile devices, such as smartphones and personal digital assistants, can be used to implement efficient speech-based and multimodal interfaces. In this paper we present three approaches for mobile public transport information services, such as bus timetables and route guidance. These applications offer varying functionality depending on the devices and modalities used. Some services can be used with regular mobile phones, while other services use GPS information and multimodal inputs to make the interaction more efficient. The applications are designed with various user groups, such as visually impaired users, in mind, and evaluated with long-term pilot studies and usability tests. Categories and Subject Descriptors