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Handbook of research on ubiquitous computing technology for real time enterprises [electronic resource] / Max M�uhlh�auser, Iryna Gurevych [editors].

Contributor(s): Publication details: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.Description: electronic texts (xli, 619 p. : ill.) : digital filesISBN:
  • 9781599048352 (ebook)
  • 1599048353 (ebook)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 004 22
LOC classification:
  • QA76.5915 .H35 2008e
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print.
Contents:
1. Introduction to Ubiquitous Computing --
Section 1. Scalability: Two Issues of Global Scale -- 2. Bionics: Learning from The Born -- 3. Ubiquitous Services and Business Processes -- 4. Ontologies for Scalable Services-Based Ubiquitous Computing -- 5. Service Discovery --
Section 2. Connectivity: Tapping into Humans and Items -- 6. Wireless and Mobile Communications -- 7. Event-Based and Publish/Subscribe Communication -- 8. Peer-to-Peer Systems -- 9. Opportunistic Networks -- 10. Smart Items in Real Time Enterprises --
Section 3. Adaptability: What is (Not) Content -- 11. Context Models and Context Awareness -- 12. A Focus on Location Context -- 13. Adapting to the User --
Section 4. Liability: From IT Security to Liability -- 14. Accounting and Charging: Guarantees and Contracts -- 15. Security for Ubiquitous Computing -- 16. Trust and Accountability --
Section 5. Ease-of-Use: Natural and Multimodal Interaction -- 17. Mobile Speech Recognition -- 18. Mouth and Ear Interaction -- 19. Advanced Hands and Eyes Interaction -- 20. Intelligent User Interfaces for Ubiquitous Computing -- 21. Multimodal and Federated Interaction -- 22. Multimodal Software Engineering -- 23. Ambient Learning --
Section 6. Pilots and Trends at SAP Research -- 24. CoBIs: Collaborative Business Items -- 25. PROMISE: Product Lifecycle Management and Information Tracking Using Smart Embedded Systems -- 26. Real-Time Location Tracking Mashup for Enterprise -- 27. Towards Adaptive Security for Ubiquitous Computing Systems: MOSQUITO and Serenity -- 28. Multimodal Warehouse Project -- 29. Business Grids: Grid Computing for Business Applications -- About the Contributors -- Index.
Abstract: "This book combines the fundamental methods, algorithms, and concepts of pervasive computing with current innovations and solutions to emerging challenges. It systemically covers such topics as network and application scalability, wireless network connectivity, adaptability and "context-aware" computing, information technology security and liability, and human-computer interaction"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to Ubiquitous Computing --

Section 1. Scalability: Two Issues of Global Scale -- 2. Bionics: Learning from The Born -- 3. Ubiquitous Services and Business Processes -- 4. Ontologies for Scalable Services-Based Ubiquitous Computing -- 5. Service Discovery --

Section 2. Connectivity: Tapping into Humans and Items -- 6. Wireless and Mobile Communications -- 7. Event-Based and Publish/Subscribe Communication -- 8. Peer-to-Peer Systems -- 9. Opportunistic Networks -- 10. Smart Items in Real Time Enterprises --

Section 3. Adaptability: What is (Not) Content -- 11. Context Models and Context Awareness -- 12. A Focus on Location Context -- 13. Adapting to the User --

Section 4. Liability: From IT Security to Liability -- 14. Accounting and Charging: Guarantees and Contracts -- 15. Security for Ubiquitous Computing -- 16. Trust and Accountability --

Section 5. Ease-of-Use: Natural and Multimodal Interaction -- 17. Mobile Speech Recognition -- 18. Mouth and Ear Interaction -- 19. Advanced Hands and Eyes Interaction -- 20. Intelligent User Interfaces for Ubiquitous Computing -- 21. Multimodal and Federated Interaction -- 22. Multimodal Software Engineering -- 23. Ambient Learning --

Section 6. Pilots and Trends at SAP Research -- 24. CoBIs: Collaborative Business Items -- 25. PROMISE: Product Lifecycle Management and Information Tracking Using Smart Embedded Systems -- 26. Real-Time Location Tracking Mashup for Enterprise -- 27. Towards Adaptive Security for Ubiquitous Computing Systems: MOSQUITO and Serenity -- 28. Multimodal Warehouse Project -- 29. Business Grids: Grid Computing for Business Applications -- About the Contributors -- Index.

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"This book combines the fundamental methods, algorithms, and concepts of pervasive computing with current innovations and solutions to emerging challenges. It systemically covers such topics as network and application scalability, wireless network connectivity, adaptability and "context-aware" computing, information technology security and liability, and human-computer interaction"--Provided by publisher.

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