Designing the mobile user experience

 Content: Cover --
 Designing the Mobile User Experience --
 Contents --
 Preface --
 About the Author --
 1 Introduction: Mobility is Different --
 1.1 Mobilizing Applications --
 1.2 What is 'Mobile' Anyhow? --
 1.3 The Carry Principle --
 1.4 Components of a Mobile Application --
 1.5 About This Book --
 2 Mobile Users in the Wild --
 2.1 Mobile User Characteristics --
 2.1.1 Mobile --
 2.1.2 Interruptible and Easily Distracted --
 2.1.3 Available --
 2.1.4 Sociable --
 2.1.5 Contextual --
 2.1.6 Identifiable --
 2.2 Groups and Tribes --
 2.2.1 Voice and Texting --
 2.2.2 Extending Online Communities --
 2.2.3 Physical and Mobile Hybrids --
 2.2.4 Mobiles as Status --
 2.3 International Differences --
 2.3.1 Europe --
 2.3.2 Japan --
 2.3.3 United States --
 2.3.4 Other Regions --
 3 Mobile Devices --
 3.1 A Device Taxonomy --
 3.1.1 General-Purpose Devices --
 3.1.2 Targeted Devices: the Information Appliance --
 3.1.3 Ubiquitous Computing --
 3.2 Anatomy of the PCD --
 3.2.1 The Carry Principle --
 3.2.2 Input Mechanisms --
 3.2.3 Output Mechanisms --
 3.2.4 Technologies --
 3.2.5 Connection Characteristics --
 3.2.6 Standby Screen --
 4 Selecting Application Technologies --
 4.1 Input Modalities --
 4.1.1 Buttons --
 4.1.2 Speech --
 4.1.3 Speech+Buttons --
 4.1.4 Visual+Buttons --
 4.2 Interaction Responsiveness --
 4.3 Data Storage Locations --
 4.4 Display Modality --
 4.5 Supplemental Technologies --
 4.6 Distribution Methods --
 4.6.1 Cost of Deployment --
 4.6.2 Sales Channels --
 4.7 Other Concerns --
 4.8 Platforms --
 5 Mobile Design Principles --
 5.1 Mobilize, Don't Miniaturize --
 5.1.1 The Carry Principle --
 5.1.2 Small Device --
 5.1.3 Specialized Multi-Purpose --
 5.1.4 Personal Device --
 5.1.5 Customized Device --
 5.1.6 Always On, Always Connected --
 5.1.7 Battery-Powered --
 5.1.8 Inconsistent Connectivity --
 5.2 User Context --
 5.3 Handling Device Proliferation --
 5.3.1 Targeted Design --
 5.3.2 Least Common Denominator --
 5.3.3 Automatic Translation --
 5.3.4 Class-based Design --
 5.4 Emulators and Simulators --
 5.5 Detailed Design Recommendations --
 5.5.1 Platform Providers --
 5.5.2 Standards Organizations --
 5.5.3 Carriers and Device Manufacturers --
 5.5.4 Third-Party Guidelines --
 6 Mobile User Interface Design Patterns --
 6.1 About User Interface Patterns --
 6.1.1 Mobilization --
 6.1.2 Universal Patterns --
 6.1.3 Corporate Patterns (Library) --
 6.2 Screen Design --
 6.2.1 List-based Layout --
 6.2.2 Table-based Layout --
 6.2.3 Location Selection --
 6.2.4 Returned Results --
 6.2.5 Menus --
 6.2.6 Tab Navigation --
 6.2.7 Breadcrumbs --
 6.3 Application Navigation --
 6.3.1 List Navigation --
 6.3.2 Game Navigation --
 6.3.3 Alphabetic L.