Architecting the Internet of Things

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Uckelmann, Dieter (Editor), Harrison, Mark (Editor), Michahelles, Florian (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; Computers.; E-commerce.; Computational intelligence.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Computational Intelligence.; e-Commerce/e-business.; Operations Management.; Information Systems and Communication Service.

Many of the initial developments towards the Internet of Things have focused on the combination of Auto-ID and networked infrastructures in business-to-business logistics and product lifecycle applications. However, the Internet of Things is more than a business tool for managing business processes...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• An Architectural Approach Towards the Future Internet of Things
• About the "Idea of Man" in System Design – An Enlightened Version of the Internet of Things?
• Enabling the Masses to Become Creative in Smart Spaces
• The Toolkit Approach for End-user Participation in the Internet of Things
• From the Internet of Things to the Web of Things: Resource-oriented Architecture and Best Practices
• A Service-oriented, Semantic Approach to Data Integration for an Internet of Things Supporting Autonomous Cooperating Logistics Processes
• Resource Management in the Internet of Things: Clustering, Synchronization and Software Agents
• The Role of the Internet of Things for Increased Autonomy and Agility in Collaborative Production Environments
• Integrated Billing Solutions in the Internet of Things
• Business Models for the Internet of Things
• The DiY Smart Experiences Project
• Intelligent Cargo – Using Internet of Things Concepts to Provide High Interoperability for Logistics Systems
• Index.