Taxonomy for ubiquitous computing environments

In this paper we propose a taxonomy for classifying disparate research efforts in ubiquitous computing environments. The proposed taxonomy classifies ubiquitous computing environments into two major categories; interactive environments and smart environments. The taxonomy categorises all ubiquitous computing environments that facilitate computer-supported group work into interactive environments. Nevertheless, it categorises ubiquitous computing environments that facilitate an individuals´ daily operations into Smart Environments. We believe the proposed taxonomy is useful to researchers in Ubiquitous Computing for positioning as well as benchmarking research with existing ubiquitous computing environments.