Distributed Context-Aware Systems

• Main Authors: Ferreira, Paulo (Author), Alves, Pedro (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer communication systems.; Computer Science.; Computer Communication Networks.

Context-aware systems aim to deliver a rich user experience by taking into account the current user context (location, time, activity, etc.), possibly captured without his intervention. For example, cell phones are now able to continuously update a user’s location while, at the same time, users exec...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Taxonomy
• Systems
• Privacy
• Conclusions.