1、TECHNICAL REPORT IECTR 61997 First edition 2001-09 Guidelines for the user interface in multimedia equipment for general purpose use Reference number IEC/TR 61997:2001(E)Publication numbering As from 1 January 1997 all IEC publications are issued with a designation in the 60000 series. For example,
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10、EWORD 3 INTRODUCTION 4 1 Scope 5 2 Reference documents 5 3 Definitions 5 4 Reference model of user interface in multimedia equipment. 6 4.1 Dimension of abstraction 7 4.2 Dimension of media type. 8 4.3 Dimension of QOIs (Quality of interfaces) . 8 5 Quality of interfaces (QOI) in multimedia equipmen
11、t. 9 5.1 Definition of QOI (Quality of interfaces). 9 5.2 Function level . 10 5.3 Visibility to enable operation with a minimum level of skills . 10 5.4 Visibility to assure operations of capability . 11 5.5 Visibility to assure anxiety-free operations. 11 6 Essential criteria for QOI (quality of in
12、terfaces) 12 6.1 Easiness. 12 6.2 Efficiency 12 6.3 Consistency 12 6.4 Perceiver 13 6.5 Certainty. 13 6.6 Relief and comfort 13 6.7 Personal condition 14 6.8 Social conditions. 14 6.9 Accessibility 15 6.10 Safety and health 15 Annex A Guidelines for the user interface in multimedia equipment for gen
13、eral purpose use . 16 A.1 Media selection16 A.2 Mechanical/graphical user interfaces . 18 A.3 Auditory user interfaces . 30 Bibliography . 34TR 61997 IEC:2001(E) 3 INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION _ GUIDELINES FOR THE USER INTERFACE IN MULTIMEDIA EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL PURPOSE USE FOREWORD 1
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22、 “state of the art“. IEC 61997, which is a technical report, has been prepared by IEC technical committee 100: Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment. The text of this technical report is based on the following documents: Enquiry draft Report on voting 100/144/CDV 100/249/RVC Full informa
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24、ntil 2006. At this date, the publication will be reconfirmed; withdrawn; replaced by a revised edition, or amended. This document which is purely informative is not to be regarded as an International Standard. A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date. 4 TR 61997 IEC:2001
25、(E) INTRODUCTION There is growing use of multimedia equipment of every kind both in society and in the home; huge amounts of information are being exchanged both at the individual level and throughout society. However, as things stand it can easily be imagined that when this equipment is brought int
26、o the home, the complex and inconvenient operation seen as characteristic of multimedia equipment featuring electronic functions will make the equipment difficult, inconvenient and unprofitable to use; and incorrect operation may lead to confusion. If the use of various multimedia appliances is to s
27、pread together with technological developments and the more advanced use of information, greater care than ever must be taken in the design of user interfaces that will make the equipment easy to use even by ordinary people who have received no special training in operating the equipment. The situat
28、ion must not be allowed to arise where a multimedia appliance provokes a negative reaction because it is difficult to understand or difficult to use. The designer is well acquainted with the appliance, the content of the system, and the peripherals; but a person operating the equipment for the first
29、 time starts with no knowledge at all. The purpose of these guidelines is to take note of those inconveniences in the operation of multimedia equipment observed today, and to specify check-points that should be given primary consideration in the development of good multimedia products and systems th
30、at the general, non-professional user can use with confidence. It is difficult to draw up detailed, concrete standards for products that have yet to be manufactured. In addition, the application to various appliances of standards drawn up over a period of time is impracticable in the field of multim
31、edia, which is developing so rapidly. For this reason we believe it is essential for basic, minimum-level user interface guidelines to be drawn up at an early date, even if such guidelines are incomplete as standards. The items taken up here are those concerned only with the problems of operation an
32、d use characteristic of multimedia equipment and systems, and assume the existence of detailed guidelines or standards for user interface recommended by various international bodies. Accordingly, other standards or guidelines as given in the annex should be consulted with regard to detailed ergonomi
33、c design standards and design standards shared with other, ordinary appliances. Observation of these guidelines will lead to the kind of multimedia appliances that will satisfy user expectations, and at the same time will promote free competition in the development of multimedia equipment and system
34、s.TR 61997 IEC:2001(E) 5 GUIDELINES FOR THE USER INTERFACE IN MULTIMEDIA EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL PURPOSE USE 1 Scope This Technical Report applies to the designing of multimedia equipment such as information and communications equipment or audio-video equipment and systems. In this report, multimedia
35、equipment (systems) refers to equipment or systems mainly intended for use by the general public, either in the home or in public institutions. It is assumed that these products are meant to be used by anyone, including children, adults and senior citizens, using the equipment for the first time wit
36、hout any special previous training. The scope of the user interface covered by these guidelines is limited to the problems peculiar to multimedia equipment. Numerical details regarding user interface ergonomics, such as the size and spacing of switches, the expressive use of letters and pictograms,
37、etc. are the province of the ergonomic standards and guidelines being considered by various organizations and are excluded from this report. 2 Reference documents IEC 60447, Man-machine-interface (MMI) Actuating principles ISO 9241-10 to ISO 9241-17, Ergonomic requirements for office work with visua
38、l display terminals (VDTs) ISO 13407:1999, Human-centred design process for interactive systems ISO 14915-1 and -3:2000, Software ergonomics for multimedia user interfaces ISO 1503: 1977, Geometrical orientation and directions of movements TRON:1994, Ken Sakamura eds., “TRON Human Interface Standard
39、 Handbook”, Personal Media Co., 1994, in Japanese SIDE: Structured User Interface Design and Evaluation Method (Research Institute of Human Engineering for Quality Life User Interface Committee 3 Definitions For the purpose of this technical report, the following definitions apply. 3.1 equipment the
40、 term is used here, in general, for the home appliances, home automation systems, audio and video products, office machines, and automotive equipment 6 TR 61997 IEC:2001(E) 3.2 user a person who operates the equipment 3.3 designer a person who designs the equipment, and in particular the user interf
41、ace part 3.4 interaction bi-directional information exchange between users and equipment 3.5 user interface software and/or hardware that manages interactions between users and equipment 3.6 invitation initial feedback in proceeding to users operations 3.7 operation information sent by users to equi
42、pment or the action by users to send the information when the user extracts functions from the equipment 3.8 feedback information sent by equipment to users or the action by equipment to send the information when the equipment shows the result of users operation and/or internal states of the equipme
43、nt to user Interaction User Designer Operation Feedback User Interface Equipment Functions Invitation Recognition IEC 1719/01 Figure 1 The whole structure of human-machine interaction 4 Reference model of user interface in multimedia equipment This clause gives a reference model, called “MAQ model”,
44、 which illustrates the whole structure of user interfaces for multimedia equipment. This model is composed of three dimensions: 1) media, 2) abstraction, and 3) QOI (quality of interface). The media dimension classifies user interfaces by the feedback media of equipment. It consists of visual, audio
45、, mechanical, and others. The abstraction dimension classifies user interfaces by the abstraction of interactions. It consists of the lexical, syntax, and semantic layers. The QOI dimension classifies user interfaces by their quality in the equipment. It consists of the minimum, standard, and excell
46、ent levels. Figure 2 shows the MAQ model by a three dimensional figure.TR 61997 IEC:2001(E) 7 Abstraction Quality of interface Lexical layer Syntax layer Semantics layer Visual media Audio media Mechanical media Other media Excellent level Standard level Minimum level Media IEC 1720/01 Figure 2 “MAQ
47、 model” Reference model of user interfaces for multimedia equipment 4.1 Dimension of abstraction User interfaces can often be divided into three layers: 1) lexical layer, 2) syntax layer and 3) semantics layer. The lexical layer represents primitive operations and their feedback of basic input parts
48、, and output methods of basic output parts. The syntax layer handles the way to compose the basic input/output parts. Concretely, it incorporates with the operation sequences and layouts of these parts. The semantics layer defines the relationship between user interfaces and functions of the equipme
49、nt. Operation sequence Layout of parts Input operation rules -parts layout of primitiveoperations -standard position of standardfunction switches Output operation rules -rules for input parts -meaning of actions(direction, timing) -meaning of input values -default values -rules for output parts -rules for display(symbol shape and colour) -rules for sound expression -rules for actions Command Semantics layer Syntax layer Combined operation Dialogue control Primitive operation Function calling rules M
