Title :
Personal Smart Spaces as a Basis for Identifying Users in Pervasive Systems
Author :
Papadopoulou, Elizabeth ; Gallacher, Sarah ; Taylor, Nick K. ; Williams, M. Howard
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
The notion of a Personal Smart Space (PSS) offers a new and flexible solution to the problem of implementing pervasive systems. Its attractiveness lies not only in the way in which it bridges the gap between conventional fixed smart spaces and mobile ubiquitous systems, but also in the new functionality it can provide to enhance the user experience. The use of PSSs to realize pervasive systems is currently being investigated in the Persist project, which has developed a pervasive system platform through which these ideas are being explored. This paper considers one of the features of PSSs, namely that of identifying users through the interaction of their respective PSSs, and the problems that arise when dealing with multiple Personal Smart Spaces. Some scenarios are presented to illustrate how this might be utilized in novel services. The problems surrounding implementation are discussed and a solution based on the Persist architecture is presented.
Keywords :
personal computing; software architecture; ubiquitous computing; mobile ubiquitous system; persist architecture; persist project; personal smart space; pervasive system; user experience; user identification; Ad hoc networks; Computer architecture; Context; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Privacy; Prototypes; Pervasive systems; personalisation; smart spaces; ubiquitous systems; user identification;
Conference_Titel :
Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing and 7th International Conference on Autonomic & Trusted Computing (UIC/ATC), 2010 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Xian, Shaanxi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9043-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4272-0
DOI :
10.1109/UIC-ATC.2010.73
