Context-driven heterogeneous interface selection for Smart City applications

With the diversity and variety of devices and interface modalities these devices offer, the choice of the right interface is still a significant research challenge. We propose a method of Context-driven Heterogeneous Interface Selection for Smart City Applications, which is based on context-driven and situation-aware modality selection mechanism. The method involves the use of a user model, a device model, and an environment model as an adaptation mechanism and a mechanism for selecting an appropriate modality or combination of modalities. Several scenarios of the functioning of the system are described. A series of tests was conducted for each scenario. Tests results are also given in the article. Benefits of the proposed approach are discussed and demonstrated.