Intelligent spaces: An overview

This paper presents a brief review of state-of-the- art research in the field of intelligent spaces. With the increased availability of smart sensors and context-aware appliances that are equipped with embedded computing and communication capability, the intelligent space concept have found widespread applications. First, we introduce the concept, and applications of intelligent spaces. Then we explore research issues on the implementation and design of intelligent spaces, including hardware, networking, system architecture, information understanding and inference, decision making and acting from a system-level perspective. Finally, we present a case study on the intelligent transportation spaces in details.