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We describe the results of a research and development program which led to the implementation of a model-based system which automatically generates user interfaces to digital control systems. This system, called DIGBE, is based on constraint-based collaboration between three models. DIGBE produces interfaces on demand; each detail of the interface is tailored to the user, the task, and the available data. The models in DIGBE include: a domain model, which builds a representation of the objects in the control system; an interaction model, which builds an abstract representation of the human-computer interaction; and a presentation model, which presents the interaction to the user on a particular hardware device such as a personal computer or a PDA.
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Penner, R.R., Steinmetz, E.S. (2002). DIGBE: Online Model-Based Design Automation. In: Kolski, C., Vanderdonckt, J. (eds) Computer-Aided Design of User Interfaces III. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0421-3_16
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