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Towards a Better Understanding of Context and Context-Awareness Anind K. Dey and Gregory D. Abowd Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center and College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA 30332-0280 {anind, abowd}@ Abstract. The use of context is important in interactive applications. It is par- ticularly important for applications where the user’s context is changing rap- idly, such as in both handheld and ubiquitous computing. In order to better un- derstand how we can use context and facilitate the building of context-aware applications, we need to more fully understand what constitutes a context- aware application and what context is. Towards this goal, we have surveyed existing work in context-aware computing. In this paper, we provide an over- view of the results of this survey and, in particular, definitions and categories of context and context-aware. We conclude with recommendations for how this better understanding of context inform a framework for the development of context-aware applications. 1 Introduction Humans are quite successful at conveying ideas to each other and reacting appropri- ately. This is due to many factors: the richness of the language they share, the com- mon understanding of how the world works, and an implicit understanding of every- day situations. When humans talk with humans, they are able to use implicit situ- ational information, or context, to increase the conversational bandwidth. Unfortu- nately, this ability to convey ideas does not transfer well to humans interacting with computers