Title :
Supporting Context-Aware Cloud-Based Media Recommendations for Smartphones
Author :
Moradeyo Otebolaku, Abayomi ; Andrade, Maria Teresa
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. & Multimedia Unit, Univ. of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Abstract :
The unprecedented advancements in broadband and mobile networks, the proliferation and the incredible appeal of smart devices such as smartphones, and the recent emergence of cloud computing are poised to drive the next generation of ubiquitous media delivery and consumption. As more media services become available, mobile users will waste invaluable time, seeking relevant media items. Therefore, to deliver relevant media services, with rich experience to mobile users, media service providers must consider the services that match user´s contextual consumption choices. This paper proposes context-aware recommendation techniques to support the delivery of contextually relevant cloud-based media items to mobile users. The recommendation service works with a contextual user profile service, which relates user preferences to contexts in which such preferences are expressed, relying on a context recognition service, which identifies the user´s dynamic contextual situation from smartphone built-in sensors. Experimental evaluations, using real world user and online movie data, established that the context-aware recommendation techniques are promising.
Keywords :
cloud computing; mobile computing; recommender systems; smart phones; broadband networks; cloud computing; context recognition service; context-aware cloud-based media recommendations; context-aware recommendation techniques; contextual user profile service; media services; mobile networks; smart devices; smart phones; ubiquitous media consumption; ubiquitous media delivery; Cloud computing; Conferences; Mobile communication; Smartphones; context-awareness; mobile cloud; multimedia; recommendation;
Conference_Titel :
Mobile Cloud Computing, Services, and Engineering (MobileCloud), 2014 2nd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oxford
DOI :
10.1109/MobileCloud.2014.26