Location-aware computing and intelligent environments
Location-aware computing and intelligent environments
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- DOI: 10.1049/ic:20050195
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- Author(s): Source: IEE Seminar on Intelligent Building Environments, 2005 page ()
- Conference: IEE Seminar on Intelligent Building Environments
- DOI: 10.1049/ic:20050195
- ISBN: 0 86341 518 0
- Location: Colchester, UK
- Conference date: 28 June 2005
- Format: PDF
Location information is perhaps the most important element of physical context available for intelligent environments. By making use of the locations of humans, devices, and other objects, physical spaces such as homes, offices and public areas can adapt appropriately to best support their inhabitants. Recent location sensing systems have made use of a variety of media including sound and radio signals, and operate over scales ranging from centimetres to kilometres. Depending on this scale and other parameters, different intelligent environment applications can be facilitated. Room-scale location can be used for apps such as automatic configuration of lighting/heating to suit inhabitants, while centimetre-scale location enables apps based on 3D user interfaces. This article discusses the state of the art in location sensing, together with examples of applications in the area of intelligent environments. (13 pages)
Inspec keywords: mobile computing; mobility management (mobile radio); indoor radio; intelligent sensors
Subjects: Distributed systems software; Mobile radio systems
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