Device Services for The Home

Citation

Turner KJ (2010) Device Services for The Home. In: Drira K, Kacem A & Jmaiel M (eds.) 10th Annual International Conference on New Technologies of Distributed Systems (NOTERE), 2010. 10th Annual International Conference on New Technologies of Distributed Systems (NOTERE), 2010, Tozeur, Tunisia, 31.05.2010-02.06.2010. Los Alamitos, California, USA: IEEE Computer Society, pp. 41-48. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=5536831; https://doi.org/10.1109/NOTERE.2010.5536831

Abstract
An approach is presented for flexible support of devices in smart homes, meeting the needs of both home automation and telecare. Device services are introduced as a generalisation of sensor fusion, allowing ready customisation of how sensor inputs and actuator outputs are mapped to each other. Low-level management of devices is supported, but integrated with the high-level use of goals and policies. A range of typical device services is used to illustrate the approach.

Keywords
Device Management; Home Automation; Policy-Based Management; Sensor Fusion; Telecare