U-TOPIA, introduced in this paper, is a campus-wide advanced ubiquitous computing environment. Research in UTOPIA spans various components each of which is essential to realize U-TOPIA: from user device hardware / software, user interface, communication technology, indoor / outdoor testbed, middleware to practical applications. We designed and implemented a wearable computer from the scratch and make use of it as a main user device inside U-TOPIA. In addition to this, as a new user interface, we developed a wireless gesture recognition device, called i-Throw. For data communication and location tracking in U-TOPIA, campus-wide indoor and outdoor testbed was installed. To keep up with highly variable dynamic U-TOPIA environment, a new extensible middleware, called u-ware, was developed. Finally, as a practical application for U-TOPIA, we implemented a ubiquitous testbed room where multiple users interact with various ubiquitous devices or other users in a user-friendly manner. Integrating these components all together, we show that UTOPIA can be a realistic role model to improve current paradigm of ubiquitous computing environment one step forward within a few years.
목차
Abstract 1. Introduction 2. U-TOPIA: Basic Components 2.1. User Device 2.2. User Interface 2.3. Communication Technology 2.4. Indoor and Outdoor Testbed 2.5. Middleware 2.6. Application 3. User Device and User Interface 3.1. User Device: UFC 3.2 User Interface: i-Throw 4. Target Application: User-friendlyInteraction with Ubiquitous Environment using i-Throw 4.1 Motivation 4.2 Detection of Target Device 4.3 UFC Operation Sets 5. Conclusion References
저자
박규호 [ Kyu Ho Park | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ]
이주평 [ Jupyung Lee | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ]
유종운 [ Jong-Woon Yoo | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ]
임승호 [ Seung-Ho Lim | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ]
박기웅 [ Ki-Woong Park | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ]
최현진 [ Hyun-Jin Choi | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ]
원광연 [ Kwangyun Wohn | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ]