ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses problems and possibilities of adaptive systems and presents examples of unpretentious but successful adaptation features. Adaptivity in the form of an adaptive systems is based on the assumption that the system is able to adapt itself to the intentions and tasks of the user by an evaluation of user behavior, thus breaking down a communication barrier between human and machine. The goal of adaptive systems is to increase the suitability of the system for specific tasks, facilitate handling the system for specific users, and so enhance user productivity, optimize workloads, and increase user satisfaction. The adaptive systems that support the user in the learning and training phase by introducing the user into the system operation. Considering the difficulties in developing adaptive systems that respond to specific personality traits, we concentrate on task-specific regularities that can be related to differentiated system behavior.
