Abstract
The objective of this research is to clarify the relationship between the practice of the human-centered design (HCD) and the obstacles for applying its approach, based on the research on several factors in the HCD processes in the development of hardware devices with the embedded software such as office equipment, home electronics and information equipment. Also discussed are the structure of the obstacles factors in applying the HCD processes in real settings and the way to make better use of the HCD processes to avoid such obstacles.
