RestContext - A Service Framework for Context Retrieval

Leon O. Burkard, Andreas C. Sonnenbichler, Andreas Geyer-Schulz

2013

Abstract

Todays context frameworks provide solutions for context mechanisms for individual applications only: context aware working spaces, easier mobile development frameworks or higher-level context abstractions. RestContext solves this problem with a service logically separating context as a set of information that can characterize a situation from further context interpretation mechanisms. RestContext is a resource oriented architecture which manages sensors of different types. A context may consist of sub-contexts as well as sensors that are linked to one or many contexts. With the help of RestContext it is possible to create topologies of contexts. Sensors can interact with context instances by push and pull mechanisms. We demonstrate how RestContext can be used in a distributed weather forecasting example.

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O. Burkard L., C. Sonnenbichler A. and Geyer-Schulz A. (2013). RestContext - A Service Framework for Context Retrieval . In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Data Communication Networking, 10th International Conference on e-Business and 4th International Conference on Optical Communication Systems - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2013) ISBN 978-989-8565-72-3, pages 221-232. DOI: 10.5220/0004505502210232


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@conference{ice-b13,
author={Leon O. Burkard and Andreas C. Sonnenbichler and Andreas Geyer-Schulz},
title={RestContext - A Service Framework for Context Retrieval},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Data Communication Networking, 10th International Conference on e-Business and 4th International Conference on Optical Communication Systems - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2013)},
year={2013},
pages={221-232},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004505502210232},
isbn={978-989-8565-72-3},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Data Communication Networking, 10th International Conference on e-Business and 4th International Conference on Optical Communication Systems - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2013)
TI - RestContext - A Service Framework for Context Retrieval
SN - 978-989-8565-72-3
AU - O. Burkard L.
AU - C. Sonnenbichler A.
AU - Geyer-Schulz A.
PY - 2013
SP - 221
EP - 232
DO - 10.5220/0004505502210232