Design of the pCASE Platform for enabling Context Aware Services

In order to deliver intelligent context-aware services (e.g. notifications of nearby points of interest), location based services are getting a lot of interest. However, deploying these services efficiently is currently hampered by the lack of enabling platforms, especially platforms taking advantage of easy service composition and flexible management. In this paper we detail the design of pCASE, a platform for enabling context aware services. This platform allows easy deployment in both home and business premises and flexible management of complex services taking into account context information such as location and presence. A use case is presented: an intelligent call redirection service which dynamically (re)routes communication sessions depending on the location, occupation and social networks of users.