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Using UIML to Automate Generation of Usability Prototypes and Tactical...

Using UIML to Automate Generation of Usability Prototypes and Tactical Software

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Navy 		Award ID:
64794 		Program Year/Program:
2003 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N031-1279 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Harmonia Holding Group LLC
2020 Kraft Drive Suite 1000 Blacksburg, VA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2003
Title: Using UIML to Automate Generation of Usability Prototypes and Tactical Software
Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY
Contract: N00421-03-P-0671
Award Amount: $99,896.00
 

Abstract:

Harmonia proposes a novel approach to automatically generating tactical human/computer interface (HCI) code and object design data from the user interface design developed through usability prototyping. This approach uses the User Interface MarkupLanguage (UIML), an open specification language being standardized by OASIS, as a user interface design language that can be rendered to usability prototypes, tactical HCI code, and object model representations. The proposed approach centers on definingan enhanced, UIML-based user interface design process, and then defining tool support needs for this process. The intent is to span the gap between usability and object-oriented software engineering by supporting rapid prototyping of user interfaces forusability engineering, while providing the ability to generate object design data for the overall system's object model and tactical HCI code for deployment. UIML and its associated tools form a bridge between the user interface designer and theapplication modeler, allowing early and frequent integration of the user interface design process and the application development life cycle. Bridging the gap between usability and software engineering is expected to save considerable effort byeliminating the manual work currently required to move from usability prototype to tactical HCI software. Potential commercial applications are with any software development activity that includes a human/computer interface.

Principal Investigator:

Jonathan E. Shuster
President
5409515910
jshuster@harmonia.com

Business Contact:

Jonathan E. Shuster
President
5409515910
jshuster@harmonia.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

HARMONIA, INC.
1700 Kraft Drive, Suite 1100 Blacksburg, VA 24060

EIN/Tax ID: 541967366
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No