Context-Aware Computing / Vincent /

Context-Aware Computing


Some groups had mentioned the solutions which relevant to the apps design,
and prof. Richard had discussed that the context-aware computing approach.
The following is the introduction of context-aware computing.

Context-aware computing is subsumed within the category of ubiquitous
computing (which means that computing everywhere in our daily life) and
includes familiar and relatively simple functions(such as traversing between
various windows, cut-and-paste functions, and call forwarding), location-aware
applications(which use infrared or global positioning technology to determine the
location of the user to disseminate information that may or may not be of interest
to the user, or you can circulate the new technology used), and even the futuristic
world of intelligent sensors and appliances(Gay and Hembrooke, 2004).

Developing relevant aware applications requires researchers to redefine context
as a multidimensional construct that has overlapping and interacting layers.Thus,
context includes the external physical context(e.g. group 5, the Taipei main 
station), the context that the individual brings to the situation(find the route or 
others), the context of the tool or device(smartphone??), the information
context(the guide map?), and the context that is created by the activity itself
(Gay and Hembrooke, 2004).