Smart Environments : Technology, Protocols and Applications.
Title:
Smart Environments : Technology, Protocols and Applications.
Author:
Cook, Diane.
ISBN:
9780471686583
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (424 pages)
Series:
Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing Ser. ; v.43
Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing Ser.
Contents:
SMART ENVIRONMENTS -- CONTENTS -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- PART 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1. Overview -- PART 2. TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART ENVIRONMENTS -- 2. Wireless Sensor Networks -- 3. Power Line Communication Technologies -- 4. Wireless Communications and Pervasive Technology -- 5. Middleware -- 6. Home Networking and Appliances -- PART 3. ALGORITHMS AND PROTOCOLS FOR SMART ENVIRONMENTS -- 7. Designing for the Human Experience in Smart Environments -- 8. Prediction Algorithms for Smart Environments -- 9. Location Estimation (Determination and Prediction) Techniques in Smart Environments -- 10. Automated Decision Making -- 11. Security, Privacy and Trust Issues in Smart Environments -- PART 4. APPLICATIONS -- 12. Lessons from an Adaptive Home -- 13. Smart Rooms -- 14. Smart Offices -- 15. Perceptual Environments -- 16. Assistive Environments for Individuals with Special Needs -- PART 5. CONCLUSIONS -- 17. Ongoing Challenges and Future Directions -- Index.
Abstract:
Smart Environments contains contributions from leading researchers, describing techniques and issues related to developing and living in intelligent environments. Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the design of smart environments, the topics covered include the latest research in smart environment philosophical and computational architecture considerations, network protocols for smart environments, intelligent sensor networks and powerline control of devices, and action prediction and identification.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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