SIST EN ISO 14915-2:2004

Software ergonomics for multimedia user interfaces - Part 2: Multimedia navigation and control (ISO 14915-2:2003)

This International Standard establishes requirements, recommendations and principles for the design of interactive Multimedia User Interfaces that integrate and synchronize different media (static media such as text, graphs, images, and dynamic media such as audio, animation and video). This International Standard addresses issues related to applications integrating different media.

Software-Ergonomie für Multimedia-Benutzerschnittstellen - Teil 2: Multimedia-Navigation und Steuerung (ISO 14915-2:2003)

Dieser Teil der ISO 14915 enthält Empfehlungen für und Anforderungen an die Gestaltung von Multimedia- Benutzerschnittstellen im Hinblick auf die folgenden Aspekte: Gestaltung des Aufbaus des Inhalts, Navigation und Fragen der Mediensteuerung. Dieser Teil der ISO 14915 beschränkt sich auf die Gestaltung des Inhaltsaufbaus und behandelt nicht die Gestaltung des Inhalts im Allgemeinen. Fragen der Gestaltung in einem einzelnen Medium (z. B. die Beleuchtung in einer Filmsequenz) werden nur in Bezug auf die mit der Benutzersteuerung in Zusammenhang stehenden Fragen angesprochen.
ISO 14915-2
3 schafft Rahmenbedingungen für den Aufbau von Multimedia-Anwendungen;
3 gibt Informationen und Empfehlungen zur Gestaltung von Navigationsstrukturen und Navigations-mechanismen für die Nutzung in Multimedia-Anwendungen;
3 enthält Informationen und Empfehlungen zur Gestaltung von Steuerungselementen für die Nutzung in Multimedia-Anwendungen.
In diesem Teil der ISO 14915 werden Unterhaltungsanwendungen nicht ausdrücklich angesprochen, obgleich einige Empfehlungen auch für diesen Bereich zutreffen können. Fragen der Implementation werden in ISO 14915 nicht behandelt. Die ergonomischen Anforderungen können durch sehr unterschiedliche Mechanismen eingehalten werden, z. B. das Bereitstellungssystem, eine Skriptsprache oder die Anwendung.

Ergonomie des logiciels pour les interfaces utilisateur multimédias - Partie 2: Navigation et contrôle multimédias (ISO 14915-2:2003)

L'ISO 14915-2:2003 fournit des recommandations et des exigences pour la conception d'interfaces utilisateur multimédias dans les domaines suivants : conception de l'organisation du contenu, problèmes liés à la navigation et au contrôle des médias. L'ISO 14915-2:2003 se limite à la conception de l'organisation du contenu et ne traite pas de la conception du contenu en général. Les problèmes de conception applicables à un média unique (par exemple la luminosité d'une séquence de film) ne sont abordés que dans le cadre des aspects ergonomiques des commandes destinées à l'utilisateur.

Ergonomija programske opreme za večpredstavnostne uporabniške vmesnike – 2. del: Navigacija in upravljanje (ISO 14915-2:2003)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-May-2004
• ICS: 13.180 - Ergonomics
• ICS: 35.200 - Interface and interconnection equipment
• Technical Committee: VSN - Safety of machinery
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Jun-2004
• Due Date: 01-Jun-2004
• Completion Date: 01-Jun-2004
• Ref Project: EN ISO 14915-2:2003 - Software ergonomics for multimedia user interfaces - Part 2: Multimedia navigation and control (ISO 14915-2:2003)

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Software ergonomics for multimedia user interfaces - Part 2: Multimedia navigation and
control (ISO 14915-2:2003)
Software-Ergonomie für Multimedia-Benutzerschnittstellen - Teil 2: Multimedia-
Navigation und Steuerung (ISO 14915-2:2003)
Ergonomie des logiciels pour les interfaces utilisateur multimédias - Partie 2: Navigation
et contrôle multimédias (ISO 14915-2:2003)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 14915-2:2003
ICS:
13.180 Ergonomija Ergonomics
35.200 Vmesniška in povezovalna Interface and interconnection
oprema equipment
SIST EN ISO 14915-2:2004 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN ISO 14915-2:2004
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 14915-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2003
ICS 13.180; 35.200
English version
Software ergonomics for multimedia user interfaces - Part 2:
Multimedia navigation and control (ISO 14915-2:2003)
Ergonomie des logiciels pour les interfaces utilisateur Software-Ergonomie für Multimedia-Benutzerschnittstellen
multimédias - Partie 2: Navigation et contrôle multimédias - Teil 2: Multimedia-Navigation und Steuerung (ISO 14915-
(ISO 14915-2:2003) 2:2003)
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CORRECTED  2003-09-24
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 14915-2:2003) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 159
"Ergonomics" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 122 "Ergonomics", the
secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of
an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2004, and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2004.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of
the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and
the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14915-2:2003 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 14915-2:2003 without any
modifications.
NOTE Normative references to International Standards are listed in Annex ZA (normative).
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EN ISO 14915-2:2003 (E)
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their relevant European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of
any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by
amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to
applies (including amendments).
NOTE Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated
by (mod.), the relevant EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN Year
ISO 9241-12 1998 Ergonomic requirements for office EN ISO 9241-12 1998
work with visual display terminals
(VDTs) - Part 12: Presentation of
information
ISO 9241-13 1998 Ergonomic requirements for office EN ISO 9241-13 1998
work with visual display terminals
(VDTs) - Part 13: User guidance
ISO 9241-15 1997 Ergonomic requirements for office EN ISO 9241-15 1997
work with visual display terminals
(VDTs) - Part 15: Command dialogues
ISO 9241-16 1999 Ergonomic requirements for office EN ISO 9241-16 1999
work with visual display terminals
(VDTs) - Part 16: Direct manipulation
dialogues
ISO 14915-1 2002 Software ergonomics for multimedia EN ISO 14915-1 2002
user interfaces - Part 1: Design
principles and framework
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SIST EN ISO 14915-2:2004

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14915-2
First edition
2003-07-15


Software ergonomics for multimedia user
interfaces —
Part 2:
Multimedia navigation and control
Ergonomie des logiciels pour les interfaces utilisateur multimédias —
Partie 2: Navigation et contrôle multimédias





Reference number
ISO 14915-2:2003(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword. vi
Introduction . vii
1 Scope. 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions. 2
4 Application of this part of ISO 14915 . 6
4.1 Purpose and intended users of this part of ISO 14915 . 6
4.2 Reporting conformance to this part of ISO 14915 . 6
5 Framework for multimedia navigation and control . 6
5.1 General. 6
5.2 Analysis of content structures . 6
5.2.1 Basic analysis . 6
5.2.2 Structuring multimedia applications. 8
5.3 Navigation-structure design . 8
5.3.1 General. 8
5.3.2 High-level navigation structure . 8
5.3.3 Navigation within presentation segments and media objects . 10
6 Navigation design . 11
6.1 Introduction to navigation. 11
6.1.1 Application structure . 11
6.1.2 Navigation structures . 11
6.1.3 Content structure . 11
6.1.4 Content granularity. 12
6.1.5 Exploration. 12
6.1.6 Complexity. 12
6.1.7 Understanding. 12
6.1.8 User assistance. 12
6.1.9 Determining navigation techniques . 12
6.1.10 Metaphors . 13
6.2 Structures for navigation . 13
6.2.1 Use of appropriate navigation structures. 13
6.2.2 Linear structures. 13
6.2.3 Tree structures . 14
6.2.4 Network structures . 15
7 Common guidance on controls . 16
7.1 Compatibility of media controls . 16
7.2 User accessibility of controls . 16
7.3 Ease of individualization . 16
7.4 Appropriateness of media controls . 16
7.5 Task-dependent sets of controls. 16
7.6 Minimum set of media controls . 17
7.7 Grouping media controls . 17
7.8 Controllability of media objects . 17
7.9 Distinguishable controls . 17
7.10 Presence of hidden controls. 17
7.11 Status of media . 17
7.12 Status of controls. 18
7.13 Inactive controls. 18
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7.14 Consistent controls.18
7.15 Ease of access.18
7.16 Feedback on use of controls.18
7.17 Relation of controls.18
7.18 Design of particular controls .19
8 Links .19
8.1 User accessibility of links .19
8.2 Use of links .19
8.2.1 General use of links .19
8.2.2 Use of system-activated links .19
8.2.3 Use of user-activated links.19
8.2.4 Use of fixed links.20
8.2.5 Use of temporal links .20
8.2.6 Duration of temporal links.20
8.2.7 Avoiding temporal-link errors .20
8.2.8 Use of computed links .20
8.2.9 Recognizing computed links.20
8.2.10 Saving computed links .21
8.2.11 Creating user-defined links .21
8.2.12 Multi-user sets of user-defined links.21
8.3 Discriminability of links .21
8.4 Information about links.22
8.4.1 Link-destination content information.22
8.4.2 Link-destination location information.22
8.4.3 Link-duration information.22
8.4.4 Linked-to-media-type information .22
8.4.5 Link-load-time information .23
8.4.6 Link-history cues.23
8.4.7 Multiple sets of link-history cues.23
8.4.8 Time dependence of link-history .23
8.4.9 Default link-history cue.23
8.4.10 Resetting link-history cues .23
8.4.11 Resetting single link-history cues.23
9 Navigation functions.23
9.1 Scope of navigation actions.23
9.1.1 Providing users with navigation information .23
9.1.2 Effect of navigation actions .24
9.1.3 Navigation between and within presentation segments .24
9.1.4 Methods of navigation between presentation segments .24
9.1.5 Navigation involving content chunks within a presentation segment .24
9.1.6 Navigation involving media objects or composite media objects .25
9.2 “Go to beginning” .25
9.3 “Go to previous”.25
9.3.1 Go to previously visited presentation segment .25
9.3.2 Go to previous media object .25
9.3.3 Save current state .26
9.3.4 Go to previous state.26
9.4 “Go to next” .26
9.4.1 Go to next presentation segment within the application .26
9.4.2 Go-to-next-media object within the composite-media object.26
9.5 “Go to end” .26
9.5.1 Exit .26
9.5.2 Go to end of composite-media object.27
9.6 Determine current location.27
9.6.1 Location information.27
9.6.2 Identifying possible navigation pathways .27
9.6.3 Providing context for details.27
9.7 Move .27
9.8 Search.27
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9.8.1 Search for other locations. 27
9.8.2 Helping formulate searches for items. 28
9.8.3 Accessing the results of a search. 28
9.9 Tour . 28
10 Controls for coordination of multiple media. 28
10.1 Synchronization of media . 28
10.2 Coordination of media . 28
10.3 Controlling layered media. 28
10.4 Separation of media. 28
10.5 Obscuring media. 29
10.6 Navigating between media. 29
11 Dynamic media. 29
11.1 Dynamic-media controls . 29
11.1.1 Basic dynamic-media controls . 29
11.1.2 Access to dynamic-media controls. 29
11.1.3 “Play” . 29
11.1.4 “Stop”. 30
11.1.5 “Pause” . 30
11.1.6 “Replay”. 30
11.1.7 “Play backward”. 30
11.1.8 “Scan forward”. 31
11.1.9 “Scan backward” . 31
11.1.10 “Fast forward” . 31
11.1.11 “Rewind”. 31
11.1.12 “Record” . 31
11.2 Attributes of controls for dynamic media. 31
11.2.1 Implementing attributes . 31
11.2.2 Direction of play . 31
11.2.3 “Loop”. 32
11.2.4 Controlling the speed of playing . 32
11.2.5 Availability of audio controls. 32
11.2.6 Set volume . 32
11.2.7 Mute. 32
Bibliography . 33

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