Ambient intelligence

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The book explores various aspects of mobility and sensing, focusing on mobile interaction techniques and their evaluation in real-world applications. It discusses portable wireless sensors for object usage in homes and the challenges involved. The role of physical mobile interaction in multi-user applications for children is examined, alongside ambient intelligence (AmI) applications, such as context-sensitive microlearning for foreign language vocabulary and decision-making support in fire service organizations. The text also covers independent living for the elderly, evaluating three scenarios with mobile-centric AmI. Activity and location sensing is analyzed, including the suitability of GSM signatures for indoor positioning and the potential of computer vision in outdoor positioning. The recognition of short, non-repetitive activities through wearable sensors is discussed. The book delves into distributed AI for AmI, addressing issues and approaches, as well as active coordination artifacts in collaborative environments. Middleware for smart room environments and context-aware security are evaluated, alongside a compiler for smart spaces. Interaction with the environment is highlighted through public news displays and a Web 2.0 platform for context-aware mobile mash-ups. The text includes case studies on enhancing shopping experiences with ambient displays, expected information needs for pervasive awareness systems, and