A JXTA-based system for smart home

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we present a JXTA-based system for a smart home environment where various types of computing devices communicate with each other to provide inhabitants with contextual services. The JXTA-based smart home network consists of peers which are appliances like PC, PDA, cell phone, TV, refrigerator, etc. Appliances share information in a JXTA network to understand different context and recommend the information suited to the context. Each appliance has a context interpreter that determines how to provide inhabitants with contextual service and resource. Since JXTA packages are simple to install and configure, average users can easily construct a smart home environment.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.8 Metrics
          Subjects: Performance measures; Complexity measures

Keywords:
JXTA, smart home