GVU Technical Report Number:
GIT-GVU-96-24
Title:
Ubiquitous Computing: Research Themes and Open Issues from an Applications
Perspective
Authors:
Gregory D. Abowd
Abstract:
The defining characteristic of ubiquitous computing is the attempt to
break away from the traditional desktop computing paradigm and move
computational power into the environment that surrounds the
user. Applications of ubiquitous computing technology are the main
drivers for research in this area. We describe the work over the past
18 months done by the Future Computing Environments Group at Georgia
Tech. We have an applications perspective on ubiquitous computing and
have prototyped many systems using a wide range of technology in several
separate domains. This paper summarizes three emergent research themes
that are the result of generalizing our prototyping and evaluation
experience: automated capture, integration and access; context-awareness;
and ubiquitous software services. We define each of these themes,
demonstrate systems we have built which emphasize the theme, and present
a number of open issues that will guide our future work and hopefully that of
others. We conclude by sharing a number of general insights on our
research method in ubiquitous computing.
Keywords:
Ubiquitous computing, context-aware computing, mobile computing,
automated information capture and access, scalable interfaces, software
service integration
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