PerFlows for the computers of the 21st century

Author

Urbanski, Stephan ; Huber, Eduard ; Wieland, Matthias ; Leymann, Frank ; Nicklas, Daniela

Author_Institution

Taimos GmbH, Reichenbach

fYear

2009

fDate

9-13 March 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

In 1995, Mark Weiser introduced a scenario about the future life, where everyday objects are equipped with smart functions and the environment helps us to fulfill our everyday tasks. This paper shows how Weiser´s scenario can be realized by today´s available technologies. We combine PerFlows (to model the flow of daily tasks) and the Nexus context provisioning platform (to model and provide necessary context information to applications and devices). Furthermore, we present SmartGPS, which is able to provide fused location information even if the device is disconnected.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; mobile computing; open systems; Nexus context; SmartGPS; context awareness; daily task model; interoperability; ubiquitous computing; Application software; Computer architecture; Computer science; Computer vision; Context awareness; Context modeling; Embedded computing; Handheld computers; Radiofrequency identification; Sections; Context awareness; Localization; PerFlows;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pervasive Computing and Communications, 2009. PerCom 2009. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Galveston, TX

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3304-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3304-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PERCOM.2009.4912887

Filename

4912887