The document describes a touchscreen kiosk interface designed to provide students with information about on-campus and off-campus activities, services, transportation, jobs and discounts. It includes details about the user interface, navigation, search functions and demonstrations of searching for maps, events, transportation timetables, sending information to mobile phones and more.

1. GET & GO!
A touch screen kiosk to get Uni mates going
By Inez Ang
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2. USER INTERFACE
-- Introduction
Toggles between on-
campus/off-campus
mode
Default toolbar
(back, forward, bookmark
, print, email, phone, hel
p, search bar)
Sub menu navigation
buttons
Touch QWERTY
keyboard, automatically
launches when keyboard
input is needed.
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3. USER INTERFACE
-- Buttons 1
Each button has semi-
opaque text describing
details of the
selection, allowing users
more information at a
glance.
These buttons animate
one at a time in an anti-
clockwise order during
inactivity, acting as a
demo.
Once activity is
detected, the descriptive
elements are static.
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4. USER INTERFACE
-- Buttons 2
Clicking on a button with
a triangle icon launches a
pull out menu with further
options.
A button with a pencil
icon launches the
QWERTY keyboard.
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5. USER DEMO
On Campus - Map
Semi-opaque instructions
will appear every time a
new screen is loaded. It
will disappear once the
user begins interacting
with the screen.
Multiple search terms
allow the user to input
one or multiple criteria.
Zoom bar allows user to
minimize or maximum
their view of the map.
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6. USER DEMO
On Campus - Map
Selecting a search button
displays a scrollable
window with various
search terms.
Once a search term is
selected, it is displayed in
the search button.
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7. USER DEMO
On Campus - Map
In this example, the user
has chosen “Finance
Office” from the “service”
button.
The map updates to
highlight various buildings
with finance offices and
also displays the faculty
name.
The user can choose to
narrow the search by
specifying another search
term.
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8. USER DEMO
On Campus - Map
The resulting map is
displayed showing a path
from present location.
Information included –
Building name, Level and
room, ETA (in minutes).
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9. USER DEMO
Print
Selecting the print button
sends a request to the
built in printer.
The map is printed onto
an index-card sized sheet
that the user can take
away.
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10. USER DEMO
Print
When printing is
successful, a dialog box
tells the user where to
retrieve the printout.
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11. USER DEMO
On Campus - Map
(room search)
In another search
example, a “building” has
been selected from a
scrollable menu.
To enter a number, the
user clicks on the “room ”
button and the QWERTY
keyboard automatically
launches. A dialog box
prompts the user.
“X” allows the user to
close the keyboard
window.
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12. USER DEMO
On Campus - Map
(room search)
Once any search term
has been entered, the
map highlights related
buildings and displays a
path and a dialog box
with requested
information.
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13. USER DEMO
Email
Clicking on the email icon
launches a data entry
window and QWERTY
keyboard.
Cancel closes the
window, OK sends the
email.
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14. USER DEMO
Email
Notification that the email
has been sent.
OK closes the dialog box.
Any error message will
be displayed in the same
format.
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15. USER DEMO
On campus - Activity
Upon launching the
page, a dialog box
appears with instructions.
Clicking anywhere else
on the screen closes it.
Today’s events are
automatically displayed
during launch.
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16. USER DEMO
On campus - Activity
Date selector made
bigger and simpler for
touch screen interface.
Select the field to change
and press “+“ or “-”.
Clicking on the forward
arrow allows the user to
set an end date.
Back arrow will be
highlighted during end
date.
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17. USER DEMO
On campus - Activity
Arrows allow users to
move between dates.
Back/forward arrows will
highlight based on
available content.
The table can be sorted
by columns. In
ascending, the tip of the
triangle will point
upwards. The chosen
column will also be
highlighted.
Translucent tips appear
briefly to aid the user.
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18. USER DEMO
On campus - Activity
Users can refine the
search with another
parameter.
Reveals clubs in chosen
alphabetical order
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19. USER DEMO
On campus - Transport
Dialog box appears
highlighting the search
options for this page and
directs them to another
option should they need
state-wide transport info.
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20. USER DEMO
On campus - Transport
Destinations are listed in
alphabetical order. Users
can choose listing
options.
Users are also able to
select if they want to
travel by bus or train.
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21. USER DEMO
On campus - Transport
A map stating the location
of the alighting point, bus
numbers, frequency, ETA
and fare.
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22. USER DEMO
On campus - Transport
Should they choose to
retrieve the timetable of
the train from Redfern
station, a list appears
with various timetables.
Users can toggle
between train lines.
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23. USER DEMO
Bookmark
Selecting the “Bookmark”
icon from the toolbar, a
dialog box appears.
Bookmarks are only
saved for the day and
prompts the user to
consider other options if
they want to permanently
save the page.
Selecting this highlights
the PRINT/EMAIL/MMS
options in the toolbar.
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24. USER DEMO
On campus - Discount
Like in previous
screens, a help dialog
box appears when screen
is launched.
Displays specials of the
day.
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25. USER DEMO
On campus - Discount
Translucent tips appear
briefly to aid the user.
Discounts valid today are
displayed.
Clickable options
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26. USER DEMO
On campus - Discount
When an option on the
previous list is
selected, a location map
is displayed showing the
details of the student
discount.
Jump to
Off-Campus - Discount
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27. USER DEMO
MMS
The map can be sent to
the user’s mobile via
MMS on selecting the
option on the toolbar.
Notification that charges
will apply.
QWERTY keyboard
appears for phone
number entry.
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28. USER DEMO
MMS
Notification that MMS has
been sent to specified
phone number.
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29. USER DEMO
Off campus -
Map/Activity/Transport
In the OFF-CAMPUS
mode, users can search websites
for general information about
Sydney.
MAP – brings up
maps.google.com.au
ACTIVITY – brings up
SydneyConnect.com
TRANSPORT – brings up
131500.com
QWERTY keyboard will be made
Website is displayed in area marked X. available by clicking a launch
button.
Users can choose to touch
selections or use the pen stylus
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30. USER DEMO
Off-campus - Jobs
Help dialog box appears
at the launch of the page.
Background lists job
applications closing this
week.
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31. USER DEMO
Off-campus - Jobs
Selection options in
clickable categories
grouped alphabetically.
Location options are
displayed in the same
manner.
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32. USER DEMO
Off-campus - Jobs
Job search results
PRINT/EMAIL/MMS
options are highlighted.
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33. USER DEMO
Off campus - Discount
With the exception of an
added “Movies” search
option, this interface is
similar to On-Campus
Discount.
Jump to
On-Campus - Discount
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