DocumentCode :
2412810
Title :
Regional difference in problems during the use of the cell phone by senior users
Author :
Hashizume, Ayako ; Kurosu, Masaaki ; Yamanaka, Toshimasa
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Comprehensive Human Sci., Univ. of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
fYear :
2009
fDate :
25-28 May 2009
Firstpage :
493
Lastpage :
494
Abstract :
In this paper, authors focused on the use of the cell phone by senior people living in the urban area and the rural area in Japan. The result of the questionnaire research showed that there are differences in the use of the cell phone, especially with regard to the competence between two areas. The result showed that senior people living in the rural area have less knowledge and less motivation compared to those who living in the urban area for solving problems by themselves.
Keywords :
ergonomics; mobile handsets; Japan; cell phone; rural area; senior people; senior users; urban area; Cellular phones; Consumer electronics; Frequency; Humans; Multimedia systems; Research and development; Urban areas; Usability; cell phone; regional difference; senior users; usability;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics, 2009. ISCE '09. IEEE 13th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2975-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2976-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISCE.2009.5156816
Filename :
5156816
Link To Document :
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