scholarly journals Design and Applications of GLANCE: GLanceable Alarm Notification for a User Centered Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 669
Author(s):  
Laura Tarantino ◽  
Daniela Angelucci ◽  
Alessandra Bonomo ◽  
Annalisa Cardinali ◽  
Stefania Di Paolo
Keyword(s):  
Time Perspective ◽  
Telecommunication Network ◽  
Notification System ◽  
Visual Coding ◽  
Transition Strategy ◽  
Fault Severity ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Digital Terrestrial Television ◽  
Network Fault ◽  
User Centered

The trade-off between awareness and interruption is a crucial aspect in network fault notifiers: Low severity alarms should not distract operators from other primary tasks, however it might be crucial that operators promptly react to critical notifications. A notification system should hence determine when a particular interruption is appropriate and how it should be presented. In this direction, this paper presents a multistep design path beginning from the objective of designing a proof-of-concept for a glanceable alarm notification component for telecommunication network management systems based on a peripheral display approach. In particular the goal was a notifier guided by severity-based strategies and offering the information expressiveness of a one-notification-at-the-time perspective while enriching it with overview capabilities to guarantee (possibly subliminal) long-term local and global content comprehension and prompt reaction only when the interruption from the foreground task is dictated by the fault severity. A first design macro-phase led to the simple yet effective GLANCE (GLanceable Alarm Notification for a User Centered Experience) model, based on a visual coding technique oriented to comprehension and reaction, and a transition strategy oriented to interruptions and reaction. A second design macro-phase studied the application of GLANCE to a personal customizable multichannel notification tool and to a service-oriented fault monitor for digital terrestrial television broadcasting networks.

scholarly journals Young Adults View Smartphone Tracking Technologies for COVID-19 as Acceptable: The Case of Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1332
Author(s):  
Paul M. Garrett ◽  
YuWen Wang ◽  
Joshua P. White ◽  
Shulan Hsieh ◽  
Carol Strong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Bayesian Methods ◽  
Telecommunication Network ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Virus Spread ◽  
Notification System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mobile Tracking ◽  
Privacy Measures ◽  
Community Transmission

Taiwan has been successful in controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, without a vaccine the threat of a second outbreak remains. Young adults who show few to no symptoms when infected have been identified in many countries as driving the virus’ spread through unidentifiable community transmission. Mobile tracking technologies register nearby contacts of a user and notifies them if one later tests positive to the virus, potentially solving this issue; however, the effectiveness of these technologies depends on their acceptance by the public. The current study assessed attitudes towards three tracking technologies (telecommunication network tracking, a government app, and Apple and Google’s Bluetooth exposure notification system) among four samples of young Taiwanese adults (aged 25 years or younger). Using Bayesian methods, we find high acceptance for all three tracking technologies (>75%), with acceptance for each technology surpassing 90% if additional privacy measures were included. We consider the policy implications of these results for Taiwan and similar cultures.

scholarly journals High national acceptance for COVID-19 contact tracing technologies in Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Michael Garrett ◽  
Yu Wen Wang ◽  
Joshua Paul White ◽  
Yoshihisa Kashima ◽  
Simon Dennis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Security ◽  
Telecommunication Network ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Policy Compliance ◽  
Notification System ◽  
Privacy Measures ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Technology Benefits

Taiwan has been a world leader in controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, the Taiwan Government launched its COVID-19 tracing App the `Taiwan Social Distancing App', however the effectiveness of this tracing App depends on its acceptance and uptake among the general population. We measured acceptance for three hypothetical tracing technologies (telecommunication network tracing, a government App, and the Apple and Google Bluetooth exposure notification system) in four nationally representative Taiwanese samples. Using Bayesian methods, we find high acceptance for all three tracking technologies, with acceptance increasing with the inclusion of additional privacy measures. Modelling revealed acceptance increased with the perceived technology benefits, trust in the providers' intent, data security and privacy measures, the level of ongoing control, and one's level of education. Acceptance decreased with data sensitivity perceptions, and perceived low policy compliance by others in the general public. We consider the policy implications of these results for Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future.

scholarly journals The acceptability and uptake of smartphone tracking for COVID-19 in Australia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0244827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M. Garrett ◽  
Joshua P. White ◽  
Stephan Lewandowsky ◽  
Yoshihisa Kashima ◽  
Andrew Perfors ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Methods ◽  
Telecommunication Network ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Notification System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Widespread Acceptance ◽  
Representative Samples

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Governments are instituting mobile tracking technologies to perform rapid contact tracing. However, these technologies are only effective if the public is willing to use them, implying that their perceived public health benefits must outweigh personal concerns over privacy and security. The Australian federal government recently launched the ‘COVIDSafe’ app, designed to anonymously register nearby contacts. If a contact later identifies as infected with COVID-19, health department officials can rapidly followup with their registered contacts to stop the virus’ spread. The current study assessed attitudes towards three tracking technologies (telecommunication network tracking, a government app, and Apple and Google’s Bluetooth exposure notification system) in two representative samples of the Australian public prior to the launch of COVIDSafe. We compared these attitudes to usage of the COVIDSafe app after its launch in a further two representative samples of the Australian public. Using Bayesian methods, we find widespread acceptance for all tracking technologies, however, observe a large intention-behaviour gap between people’s stated attitudes and actual uptake of the COVIDSafe app. We consider the policy implications of these results for Australia and the world at large.

scholarly journals Young adults view smartphone tracking technologies for COVID-19 as acceptable: the case of Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Michael Garrett ◽  
Yu Wen Wang ◽  
Joshua Paul White ◽  
Shulan Hsieh ◽  
Carol Strong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Bayesian Methods ◽  
Telecommunication Network ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Virus Spread ◽  
Notification System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mobile Tracking ◽  
Privacy Measures ◽  
Community Transmission

Taiwan has been successful in controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, without a vaccine the threat of a second outbreak remains. Young adults who show few-to-no symptoms when infected have been identified in many countries as driving the virus' spread through unidentifiable community transmission. Mobile tracking technologies register nearby contacts of a user and notifies them if one later tests positive to the virus, potentially solving this issue; however, the effectiveness of these technologies depends on their acceptance by the public. The current study assessed attitudes towards three tracking technologies (telecommunication network tracking, a government app, and Apple and Google's Bluetooth exposure notification system) among four samples of young Taiwanese adults (aged 25 years or younger). Using Bayesian methods, we find high acceptance for all three tracking technologies (> 75%), with acceptance for each technology surpassing 90% if additional privacy measures were included. We consider the policy implications of these results for Taiwan and similar cultures.

scholarly journals The acceptability and uptake of smartphone tracking for COVID-19 in Australia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Michael Garrett ◽  
Joshua Paul White ◽  
Stephan Lewandowsky ◽  
Yoshihisa Kashima ◽  
Andrew Perfors ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Methods ◽  
Telecommunication Network ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Notification System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Widespread Acceptance ◽  
Representative Samples

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Governments are instituting mobile tracking technologies to perform rapid contact tracing. However, these technologies are only effective if the public is willing to use them, implying that their perceived public health benefits must outweigh personal concerns over privacy and security. The Australian federal government recently launched the `COVIDSafe' app, designed to anonymously register nearby contacts. If a contact later identifies as infected with COVID-19, health department officials can rapidly followup with their registered contacts to stop the virus' spread. The current study assessed attitudes towards three tracking technologies (telecommunication network tracking, a government app, and Apple and Google's Bluetooth exposure notification system) in two representative samples of the Australian public prior to the launch of COVIDSafe. We compared these attitudes to usage of the COVIDSafe app after its launch in a further two representative samples of the Australian public. Using Bayesian methods, we find widespread acceptance for all tracking technologies, however, observe a large intention-behaviour gap between people’s stated attitudes and actual uptake of the COVIDSafe app. We consider the policy implications of these results for Australia and the world at large.

Telematics Healthcare Through Digital Terrestrial Television Networks: Applications and Perspectives.

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Kardaras ◽  
George I. Lambrou ◽  
Dimitrios Koutsouris
Keyword(s):  
Rural Health ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Telecommunication Network ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Video Quality ◽  
Video Data ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Rural Health Centers ◽  
Digital Terrestrial Television

Background: The trend nowadays is the interconnection of rural health centers with a specialized monitoring medical center. Aim: The paper investigates the qualitative and quantitative characteristics that degrade the perceived video picture quality for a variety of short MPEG-4 video clips. Methods: In the present work our approach was considered in three branches; first the customization of video quality in terms of video and data compression, so maximum quality is achieved, second the use of the optimized video data transfer for emergency situations and third the subsequent creation of a “virtual doctor”. Results: Further on, novel architectures will be suggested in order to achieve the creation of a broadcasting network for healthcare telematics. Remote medical supervision and healthcare treatment will be provided to remote patients in rural health centers and understaffed areas that lack telemetry infrastructures and medical expertise personnel. Conclusions: The proposed architecture, along with the optimized data transmission, demonstrates the integration of present and forthcoming telecommunication network technologies enabling remote interactivity for fixed, portable and mobile users.

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