Abstract

Efficiently entering information into a computer is key to enjoying the benefits of computing. This paper describes three intelligent user interfaces: handwriting recognition, adaptive menus, and predictive fillin. In the context of adding a person's name and address to an electronic organizer, tests show handwriting recognition is slower than typing on an on-screen, soft keyboard, while adaptive menus and predictive fillin can be twice as fast. This paper also presents strategies for applying these three interfaces to other information collection domains. 1. Introduction When you meet someone new, you often wish to get their name and phone number. You may write this in a small notebook or personal organizer. This takes a few minutes to do, so you put their business card or a small slip of paper in your organizer, promising to copy it over at a later time. 1 When that later time comes, you face the tedious task of finding where the nowseveral names should go in your organizer and r...

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