Title :
EZCab: A Cab Booking Application Using Short-Range Wireless Communication
Author :
Zhou, Peng ; Nadeem, Tamer ; Kang, Porlin ; Borcea, Cristian ; Iftode, Liviu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Rutgers Univ., NJ
Abstract :
EZCab is a proof-of-concept ubiquitous computing application that allows people to book nearby cabs using their cell phones or PDAs equipped with short-range wireless network interfaces. EZCab discovers and books free cabs using mobile ad hoc networks of vehicles. We have implemented an EZCab prototype on top of smart messages, a middleware architecture based on execution migration, which we had developed to provide a common execution environment for outdoor ubiquitous computing applications. The experimental and simulation results have demonstrated the feasibility of EZCab
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; cellular radio; middleware; mobile computing; network interfaces; notebook computers; travel industry; wireless LAN; EZCab; PDA; cab booking application; cell phone; middleware architecture; mobile ad hoc networks; proof-of-concept ubiquitous computing application; short-range wireless network interfaces; smart messages; vehicles; wireless communication; Books; Cellular phones; Middleware; Mobile ad hoc networks; Personal digital assistants; Prototypes; Ubiquitous computing; Vehicles; Wireless communication; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Pervasive Computing and Communications, 2005. PerCom 2005. Third IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kauai Island, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2299-8
DOI :
10.1109/PERCOM.2005.21
