Platform-Independent Domain Management Using Super Distributed Objects (SDO) in Context-Aware Service Systems

In ubiquitous computing, it is said that services are provided anytime, anywhere, and for anyone. Moreover, context-aware services are expected. One issue in providing a context-aware service is the connection of heterogeneous resources (hardware devices and software components) that are embedded or distributed in the surrounding environment and networked with each other. Another issue is deciding from where or from which scopes to detect and select suitable resources. An object model named Super Distributed Objects (SDO)is proposed for a uniform description of resources and a technique of platform-independent management of domainsfor resources based on the SDO model.