SmartCase: A Smart Home Environment in a Suitcase

Abstract

Typically, intelligent environments include a heterogeneous set of devices and services offering complex functionalities. To establish a real assistive intelligent environment the available functionalities, their interdependencies and possible side effects must be comprehensible for the end-users and for the diverse set of developers, architects and craftsmen involved in the development process. In this paper, we present a detailed small-scale model of an instrumented two-rooms apartment and show how the model can be utilized for designing, evaluating and controlling intelligent environments. Furthermore, we present an architectural foundation based on Universal Remote Console technology and discuss how to synchronize the model with the real environments.

EvA - A Self Adaptable Event-Based Recognition Framework for Three-Dimensional Activity Zones

“…• A user interaction layer for managing the interaction with the end user. The central part of the smart home layer is the standardized middleware platform Universal Remote Console (URC), that is suitable for different smart home scenarios [16]. URC focuses on accessible and inclusive user interfaces by allowing any device or service to be accessed and manipulated by any controller.…”

AdAPT -- A Dynamic Approach for Activity Prediction and Tracking for Ambient Intelligence

“…Applications of URC technology and the UCH encompassed different demonstrators [12], [13], [14], [15], [16]. As mentioned above, the AdAPT system and the intended learning algorithm should be independent from the underlying selection of sensors and actuators.…”