The aim of the EU-funded project SOPRANO is to assist older Europeans to lead a more
independent life in their familiar environment by means of a next generation smart home …

Abstract Ambient Intelligence (AmI) is a pervasive computing paradigm whose main aim is to
design smart environments composed of invisible, connected, intelligent and interactive …

Innovation holds the guarantee of opening new doors for enhancing the nature of our lives.
Likewise, a worldwide data and correspondence system superstructure is developing as the …

Ambient intelligence and ubiquitous computing characterize intelligent, pervasive and
unobtrusive computer systems embedded into human environments, tailored to the …

The Context Management Service (CMS) is an open infrastructure for managing context
information developed in the Amigo project. The Amigo project is an IST Integrated Project …

Providing ambient media services in the pervasive environments is a challenging issue. This
is due to the fact that users have different satisfaction level in using different media services …

The ubiquitous computing concept was introduced by Weiser in 1991. Despite the many
advances since then, the use of ubiquitous spaces is not yet widespread in home …

Paradigms and techniques that have bloomed in the area of the pervasive computing are
general and pertinent. Environments with loosely coupled computational hosts, running …

Related US Application Data Continuation of application No. 13/179,909, filed on Jul. 11,
2011, now Pat. No. 8,589,064, which is a continuation of application No. 12/714,807, filed on …

Household appliances such as dishwashers, televisions and radios are an indispensable
part of the modern household. Yet, people who have some form of physical impairment often …