Automatic User Interface Generation and Migration in Multi-Device Environments

Ubiquitous computing systems provide for migratory user interfaces that allow users to move about freely while carrying on their tasks through a variety of interaction platforms. We present our environment, which provides runtime support to obtain migratory interfaces automatically generated for different platforms. The solution is based on a migration/proxy server, which is able to generate interfaces for the target device with the state resulting from previous user interactions in order to support platform adaptation and task performance continuity. Thus, it allows users to receive user interfaces adapted to their device even if only a desktop version was originally developed and, when they change device, they can continue from the point they left off on the previous device without having to enter again the information already provided.