Table 2.
Different types of collaborative interfaces
| Number | Dimension | Variety |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | User | one, multiple |
| 2 | modality | only text, only speech, multi-modal |
| (input with pointing device, output on a map, etc.) | ||
| 3 | purpose | socialize, (goal driven) information seeker, |
| (goal driven) delegate action | ||
| 4 | data source | none, static, dynamic |
| 5 | form | virtual agent, physical device, robot |
| 6 | personalized | no, yes |
| 7 | domains | general, health, water, traffic, etc. |