User-friendly Configuration of Smart Environments (Demo)
Journal
Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom 2014)
Type
book section
Date Issued
2014-03
Author(s)
Abstract
The configuration of smart homes represents a difficult task for end-users. We propose a goal-driven approach to this challenge, where users express their needs using a graphical configuration environment. Our system then uses semantic descriptions of devices in the user's surroundings to derive a plan to reach the desired situation. We are able to satisfy complex demands using only first-order logic, which makes this system flexible yet fast. The focus of this paper is to demonstrate how to achieve high usability of the proposed system without burdening users with the underlying semantic technologies. Our initial demo supports setting the ambient temperature, alarms, and media playback, but the use of semantics allows to extend the system with many different kinds of services in a decentralized way.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher place
Budapest, Hungary
Start page
163
End page
165
Event Title
Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom 2014)
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
255768
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