Lecture 14Pervasive Computing Applications.ppt

Lecture 14Pervasive Computing Applications Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems Lecture Objectives Understand characteristics and technical challenges of pervasive computing applications Understand system middleware and support for context-aware ubiquitous computing Exemplify pervasive computing applications Sources T. Kindberg and A. Fox, “System software for ubiquitous computing,” IEEE Pervasive Computing, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2002, pp. 70-81. A. Smailagic and D. Kogan, “Location sensing and privacy in a context-aware computing environment,” IEEE Wireless Communications, Vol. 9, No. 5, Oct. 2002, pp. 10-17. S.S. Yau, et al., “Reconfigurable context-sensitive middleware for pervasive computing,’’ IEEE Pervasive Computing, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2002, pp. 33-40. M. Roman, et al., “A middleware infrastructure for active spaces”, IEEE Pervasive Computing, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2003, pp. 74-83. B. Johanson, et al., “The interactive workspaces project: experiences with ubiquitous computing rooms,” IEEE Pervasive Computing, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2002, pp. 67-75. Agenda Characteristics of pervasive computing System support to enable pervasive computing Middleware for context-aware pervasive computing applications Examples of pervasive computing applications Smart homes/rooms UI’s Gaia-enabled Active Spaces Stanford’s Interactive Workspaces project Experimentation SLP-based pervasive Pocket TV application Pervasive Computing Characteristics (1) Pervasive computing is: An environment in which people interact with embedded (and mostly invisible) computers and in which networked devices are aware of their surroundings and peers and are able to provide services or use services from peers effectively The creation of environments saturated with computing and wireless communication, yet gracefully integrated with human users Pervasive Computing Characteristics (2) A pervasive (ubiquitous) system is characterized by: Physical integration: integration between computing nodes and the physical world, e.