This paper describes a context information acquisition framework for a personal device that
equips a variety of sensors. The framework captures context information about a user and …

Our daily lives are expected to change dramatically due to the popularity of ubiquitous
computing technologies. These will make it possible to integrate various aspects of our lives …

In this paper, we consider the interaction between application programmers and tools that
automatically search a space of application-level parameters that are believed to impact the …

The processes to design, develop, and evaluate augmented objects are complex and
should adhere to a Software Engineering methodology with a user-centered approach. This …

In ubiquitous computing era, the notion of context-awareness will play an important role. An
application should be aware of its operating context for supporting and enriching human …

Context-Awareness is a key concept of future ubiquitous computing. Although various
academic and industry researches are going on around the world to realize …

A software platform for developing future information appliances requires to satisfy various
diverse requirements. The operating system architecture presented in this paper enhances …

This paper describes a context extraction framework for a mobile device that equips a variety
of sensors. The framework captures context about a user and her surrounding environment; …

In ubiquitous computing era, the notion of context-awareness will play an important role. An
application should be aware of its operating context for supporting and enriching human …

To ensure intelligent environments improve our quality of life, we propose to base their
creation on Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Its interest was previously evaluated for wearable …