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Bridging waiting times on web pages

Authors:

Alireza Sahami Shirazi,

Albrecht Schmidt,

Richard AttererAuthors Info & Claims

MobileHCI '12: Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services

Pages 305 - 308

https://doi.org/10.1145/2371574.2371619

Published: 21 September 2012 Publication History

Abstract

High-speed Internet connectivity makes browsing a convenient task. However, there are many situations in which surfing the web is still slow due to limited bandwidth, slow servers, or complex queries. As a result, loading web pages can take several seconds, making (mobile) browsing cumbersome. We present an approach which makes use of the time spent on waiting for the next page, by bridging the wait with extra cached or preloaded content. We show how the content (e.g., news, Twitter) can be adapted to the user's interests and to the context of use, hence making mobile surfing more comfortable. We compare two approaches: in time-multiplex mode, the entire screen displays bridging content until the loading is finished. In space-multiplex mode, content is displayed alongside the requested content while it loads. We use an HTTP proxy to intercept requests and add JavaScript code, which allows the bridging content from websites of our choice to be inserted. The approach was evaluated with 15 participants, assessing suitable content and usability.

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Index Terms

Bridging waiting times on web pages
1. Applied computing
  1. Document management and text processing
    1. Document preparation
      1. Multi / mixed media creation
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Hypertext / hypermedia

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MobileHCI '12: Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services

September 2012

468 pages

ISBN:9781450311052

DOI:10.1145/2371574

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Elizabeth Churchill
Designing Associates, USA
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University of Bristol, UK
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Hasso Plattner Institute, Germany
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Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK

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de Assunção MCardonha CNetto MCunha R(2016)Impact of user patience on auto-scaling resource capacity for cloud servicesFuture Generation Computer Systems10.1016/j.future.2015.09.00155:C(41-50)Online publication date: 1-Feb-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.future.2015.09.001
Böhmer MLander CGehring SBrumby DKrüger AJones MPalanque PSchmidt AGrossman T(2014)Interrupted by a phone callProceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/2556288.2557066(3045-3054)Online publication date: 26-Apr-2014
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