Device ecology
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A device ecology refers to a collection of devices with relationships among each other, that is, these devices can communicate with one another and are aware of each other's presence.[1] The word "ecology" refers to the relationship between an organism and its environment, which may include other organisms. Devices in a future living room, devices in a kitchen, or devices in a factory might collectively form device ecologies (a living room device ecology, a kitchen device ecology, etc.) to cooperatively perform tasks for a user. Imagine a user introducing a new device to the living room device ecology (i.e., bringing home a new device). Ideally, the user simply places the device in the living room, and there is an automatic "orientation" of the new device with subsequent integration into the living room device ecology.
It is possible that devices have different roles within a device ecology. The word "ecology" is used as a
Device ecology relates to the notion of social devices, using the word "social" to describe devices that are capable of interacting with one another, and relates to
A research problem is how a user might interact with device ecologies, and another is how devices might keep track of each other, even as new devices might join the ecology or devices leave. A European project talks about networked societies of artifacts.[3]
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References
- Loke, Seng W. (2003). "Service-Oriented Device Ecology Workflows". Proceedings of the International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing. Trento, Italy. pp. 559–574.
- Loke, Seng W. (2004). "Formally Characterizing Device Ecology Workflows with Predictable Observable Effects". Proceedings of FESCA at ETAPS 2004.
- Seera, Harinder; Loke, Seng W.; Torabi, Torab (2007). "Towards Device-Blending: Model and Challenges". AINA Workshops (vol 2). pp. 139–146.