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A Model for Software Configuration in Ubiquitous Computing Environments

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Simon Schubiger-Banz,

Béat HirsbrunnerAuthors Info & Claims

Pervasive '02: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Pervasive Computing

Pages 181 - 194

Published: 26 August 2002 Publication History

Abstract

Software configuration in a heterogeneous and dynamic environment such as ubiquitous computing is a challenging task. This paper presents the COCA model, which transforms heterogeneous ubiquitous computing resources through a process called classification into a conceptualized representation, which allows high-level manipulation and configuration by ubiquitous computing applications. A multi-modal ubiquitous computing application serves as a sample implementation of the model that uses an automatic software configuration process to dynamically adapt to changes in the environment.

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Iwai MTokuda HChrysanthis PSamaras G(2005)Distributed data-centric application development using multiple mobile devicesProceedings of the 6th international conference on Mobile data management10.1145/1071246.1071277(200-210)Online publication date: 9-May-2005
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