Towards Notifications in the Era of the Internet of Things

A Voit, D Weber, S Schneegass - … of the 6th International Conference on …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Internet of Things, 2016dl.acm.org
Today, the smartphone is the main device for notifying the user, for example, about incoming
messages or upcoming appointments. However, we envision that in the near future Internet
of Things (IoT) devices will become an additional source of notifications. The resulting
increase in notifications needs to be tackled to allow users to perceive all notifications
without overloading them. In this paper, we report on two focus groups exploring how
notifications in the era of the Internet of Things could be visualized. We derive design …
Today, the smartphone is the main device for notifying the user, for example, about incoming messages or upcoming appointments. However, we envision that in the near future Internet of Things (IoT) devices will become an additional source of notifications. The resulting increase in notifications needs to be tackled to allow users to perceive all notifications without overloading them. In this paper, we report on two focus groups exploring how notifications in the era of the Internet of Things could be visualized. We derive design implications from the results of the focus groups which could influence how in the future smart devices notify users.
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