Tadashi Hirose

Interface design method for mobile information system with two types of communication channel

In this paper, we propose a method for interface design to support outside work by using an interface for processing image information. In this method, we develop an interface concept which makes it possible to add an information transmission between a person and a person in addition to a conventional information transmission between a person and a machine in an office for a realization of this interface. The proposed method, first inputs a handwritten memo at any place on a computer display at any time, then converts the memo into an image making best use of the ease of data input of the pen interface, and finally stores the image data with the prescribed format information related to the image data. We applied the proposed method to electrical-supply-equipment maintenance work and demonstrated the validity of the method.

Integration of heterogeneous multimedia information for a strategic planning system

Recently, the strategic use of information in planning has been important for the quick development of new products. In strategic planning, a variety of heterogeneous information can be merged and analyzed from several view points. We propose a method that overlays and displays heterogeneous information in an integrated form so planners can easily understand the information. In the information integration, some heterogeneous information is linked with a hyperlink structure. The effectiveness of the proposed method is clarified in an application of geographical information.