Adaptation of web pages and images for mobile applications

Stephan Kopf; Benjamin Guthier; Hendrik Lemelson; Wolfgang Effelsberg

doi:10.1117/12.805981

28 January 2009 Adaptation of web pages and images for mobile applications

Stephan Kopf, Benjamin Guthier, Hendrik Lemelson, Wolfgang Effelsberg

Proceedings Volume 7256, Multimedia on Mobile Devices 2009; 72560C (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.805981
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce our new visualization service which presents web pages and images on arbitrary devices with differing display resolutions. We analyze the layout of a web page and simplify its structure and formatting rules. The small screen of a mobile device is used much better this way. Our new image adaptation service combines several techniques. In a first step, border regions which do not contain relevant semantic content are identified. Cropping is used to remove these regions. Attention objects are identified in a second step. We use face detection, text detection and contrast based saliency maps to identify these objects and combine them into a region of interest. Optionally, the seam carving technique can be used to remove inner parts of an image. Additionally, we have developed a software tool to validate, add, delete, or modify all automatically extracted data. This tool also simulates different mobile devices, so that the user gets a feeling of how an adapted web page will look like. We have performed user studies to evaluate our web and image adaptation approach. Questions regarding software ergonomics, quality of the adapted content, and perceived benefit of the adaptation were asked.

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Stephan Kopf, Benjamin Guthier, Hendrik Lemelson, and Wolfgang Effelsberg "Adaptation of web pages and images for mobile applications", Proc. SPIE 7256, Multimedia on Mobile Devices 2009, 72560C (28 January 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.805981

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