1. Putting Context in Context: The Role and Design of Context Management in a Mobility and Adaptation Enabling Middleware
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Mikalsen, M., Floch, J., Stav, E., Paspallis, Nearchos, Papadopoulos, George Angelos, Ruiz, P. A., Papadopoulos, George Angelos [0000-0001-9250-4916], and Paspallis, Nearchos [0000-0002-2636-7973]
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Knowledge management ,Computer science ,Mobile computing ,Context (language use) ,Information technology ,computer.software_genre ,Application software ,Adaptive systems ,Mobile applications ,Context awareness ,Computer architecture ,Context management ,Adaptation (computer science) ,Middleware ,business.industry ,Usability ,Product design ,Content based retrieval ,Mobile telecommunication systems ,Context aware adaptive applications ,Middleware (distributed applications) ,Middleware architecture ,Software engineering ,business ,computer - Abstract
The operating context of mobile applications and services is constantly changing. In order to achieve higher levels of usability, mobile applications and services need to adapt to changes in context. This paper argues the need for adaptation enabling middleware that simplifies the development of context aware adaptive applications, and makes it economically and practically feasible to develop such applications. We claim that the traditional approach of simply providing contextual information to applications and let them handle the adaptation can be ineffective. We suggest a holistic approach where context management is an integral part of a more comprehensive adaptation enabling middleware. This paper describes the role and the design of the context management component in such a middleware architecture. The feasibility of the approach is demonstrated in a scenario where proof-of-concept implementations have been developed and evaluated. © 2006 IEEE. 2006 Conference code: 68564 Cited By :9
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- 2006
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