Detecting Context in Sensor Networks by Using Smart Context-Aware Packets Execution Florian Michahelles, Michael Samulowitz, In International Conference on Architecture of Computing Systems (ARCS), 2002, Karlsruhe, Germany, April 2002. [Paper, ppt]

Abstract: Context detection for mobile users plays a major role for enabling novel, human-centric interfaces. For this, we introduce a context detection scheme for disseminated, computer empowered sensors, referred to as Smart-Its [7]. Context-detection takes place without requiring any central point of control, and supports push as well as pull modes. Our solution is based on an in-network composition approach relying on so-called smart context-aware packets (sCAPs). sCAPs travel thru a sensor network governed by an enclosed retrieving plan, specifying which sensors to visit for gaining a specific piece of context informatio n. For enhanced flexibility, the retrieving plan itself may be dynamically altered in accordance to past sensor readings.

Bibtex Record

@InProceedings{ssr_arcs02,
  author =       {Florian Michahelles and Michael Samulowitz and Bernt Schiele},
  title =        {{Detecting Context in Distributed Sensor Networks by Using Smart Context-Aware Packets}},
  booktitle =    {Proceedings of the International Conference on Architecture of Computing Systems},
  year =         {2002},
  address =      {Karlsruhe, Germany},
  month =        {April}
}