An Application-Transformation Mechanism to Build a Collaborative Work Environment in Next-Generation Crowdsourcing

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25330236
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human interface and interaction
• Research Institution: Oita University
• Principal Investigator: Nakashima Makoto 大分大学, 工学部, 教授 (00253774)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: アプリケーション多態化 / アプリケーション共有 / ウェブキュレーション / タッチインタフェース

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A novel application-transformation mechanism to prepare applications for collaborative work in next-generation crowdsourcing. This mechanism allows developers to transform an off-the-shelf single-user application into a multi-user application or an advanced application without the need to modify the original one. Using the mechanism, we developed several applications for novel working environments. First, we achieved operational compatibility among different versions of an application to facilitate distributed collaborative work. We also developed the user interface system for motor-impaired company employees, which allows use of any application on a PC through a mobile touch-type device. And then we enhanced a conventional web browser by introducing the application-transformation mechanism. This enhanced browser realize transclusion by allowing a user to collect portions of any web page by making it able to use for a spatial hypertext without the need to duplicate its contents.

Free Research Field

情報工学