• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.225-232
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• 2009

Context-aware technologies for ubiquitous computing are necessary to study the representation of gathered context-information appropriately, the understanding of user's intention using context-information, and the offer of pertinent services for users. In this paper, we propose the WS-CAM(Web Services based Context-Aware Middleware) framework for context-aware computing. WS-CAM provides ample power of expression and inference mechanisms to various context-information using an ontology-based context model. We also consider that WS-CAM is the middleware-independent structure to adopt web services with characteristic of loosely coupling as a matter of communication of context-information. In this paper, we describe a scenario for lecture services based on the ubiquitous computing e e e e e e to verify the utilization of WS-CAM We also show an example of middleware-independent system expansion to display the merits of web-based services. WS-CAM for lecture services represented context-information itodomaits as OWL-based ontology model effectively, and we confirmed the information is inferred to high level context-information by user-defined rules. We also confirmed the context-information is transferred to application services middleware-independently using various web methods provided by web services.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.11 no.1 s.39
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• pp.185-194
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• 2006

The ubiquitous computing environment focuses on recognizing the context and Physical entities, whereas, previous computing environments mainly focused on the conversational interactions between the computer and the user. For this reason, there has been an increase in the research of context aware computing environments. In previous researches , context services are designed using context ontology used in context aware middleware. So, context service cannot change the context ontology in execution time. We propose a hierarchical context ontology management for context aware service to change their ontology in execution time. And we also a resolution model for context conflict which is occurred in inference of context. We have designed a middleware based on this model and implemented the middleware. As the middleware is implemented on the OSGi framework, it can cause interoperability among devices such as computers, PDAs, home appliances and sensors. It can also support the development and operation of context aware services, which are required in the ubiquitous computing environment.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.121-144
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• 2004

Developing a personalized system on a user's behalf which is working around the Internet-based marketplace is one of the challenging issues in intelligent e-business, especially mobile commenrce. It has been highly recommended that such a mobile personalized system has to perceive the user's needs a priori by tracking user's current context such as location with activity and then to identify the current needs dynamically and proactively. Automatically and unobtrusively getting user's context is an inevitable feature for the development of autonomous mobile commenrce. However, personalization methodologies and their feasible architectures for context-aware mobile commerce have been so far very rare. Hence, this paper aims to propose a context-aware mobile commerce development methodology by applying agent and semantic web technologies for personalized reminder system, which is one of the mobile commerce support system. We revisited associationism to understand a buyer's need identification process and adopt the process as 'purchase based on association' to implement a personalized reminder system. Based on this approach, we have showed how the agent-based semantic web service system can be used to realize need-aware reminder system. NAMA(Need-Aware Multi-Agent), a prototype system, has been implemented to show the feasibility of the methodology and framework under mobile setting proposed in this paper. NAMA embeds bluetooth-based location tracking module and identify what a user is currently looking at through her/his mobile device such as PDA. Based on these capabilities, NAMA considers the context, user profile with preferences, and information about currently available services, to aware user's current needs and then link her/him to a set of services, which are implemented as web services.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.195-218
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• 2005

The emergence of ubiquitous computing environment will change the service architecture of business information systems such as Decision Support System(DSS), which will be a new application. Recent mobile DSSs allow the decision makers to be benefited from web and mobile technology. However, they seldom refer to context data, which are useful for proactive decision support. Meanwhile, ubiquitous applications so far provide restricted personalization service using context and preference of the user, that is, they do not fully make use of decision making capabilities. Hence, this paper aims to describe how the decision making capability and context-aware computing are jointly used to establish ubiquitous applications. To do so, an amended DSS paradigm: CKDDM(Context-Knowledge-Dialogue-Data-Model) is proposed in this paper. What will be considered for the future decision support systems when we regard ubiquitous computing technology as an inevitable impact that enforces the change of the way of making decisions are described. Under the CKDDM paradigm, a framework of ubiquitous decision support systems(ubiDSS) is addressed with the description of the subsystems within. To show the feasibility of ubiDSS, a prototype system, CAMA-myOpt(Context-Aware Multi Agent System-My Optimization) has been implemented as an illustrative example system.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.1121-1124
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• 2006

다양한 기업 환경 내에서 RFID 애플리케이션 개발 필요성이 기업 내에서 대두 되고 있다. 하지만, 초기 개발 비용이 많이 들고 개발하는 시스템과 기존의 시스템과의 통합 문제 때문에 중소규모의 기업이 개발하기 어려운 상황이다. 이를 해결하기 위해서 본 논문에서는 RFID 애플리케이션을 효율적으로 개발할 수 있도록 본 연구실에서 개발한 Context-aware ALE 애플리케이션 프레임워크(AAF)를 제안하고 이를 이용하여 출석 관리 시스템을 구현하고 있다.

• Knowledge Management Research
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.51-63
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• 2008

Effective energy consumption now becomes one of the area of knowledge management which potentially gives global impact. It is considerable for the energy management to optimize the usage of energy, rather than decreasing energy consumption at any cases. To resolve these challenges, an intelligent and personalized system which helps the individuals control their own behaviors in an optimal and timely manner is needed. So far, however, since the legacy energy management systems are nation-wide or organizational, individual-level energy management is nearly impossible. Moreover, most estimating methods of energy consumption are based on forecasting techniques which tend to risky or analysis models which may not be provided in a timely manner. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to propose a novel individual-level energy management system which aims to realize timely and personalized energy management based on context-aware computing approach. To do so, an index model for energy consumption is proposed with a corresponding service framework.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.7-17
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• 2013

The ongoing proliferation of new services, applications, and contents is leading the Internet to an architectural crisis owing to its inability to provide efficient solutions to new requirements. Clean-slate architectures for the future Internet offer a new approach to tackle current and future challenges. This proposal introduces a novel clean-slate architecture in which the TCP/IP protocol stack is decoupled in basic functionalities, that is, atomic services (ASs). A negotiation protocol, which enables context-aware service discovery for providing adapted communications, is also specified. Then, we present how ASs can be discovered and composed according to requesters' requirements. In addition, a media service provisioning use case shows the benefits of our framework. Finally, a proof-of-concept implementation of the framework is described and analyzed. This paper describes the first clean-slate architecture aligned with the work done within the ISO/IEC Future Network working group.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.51 no.4
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• pp.90-97
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• 2014

Context-aware systems provide proper services for the user according to current contexts. However, it is not actively deployed in our daily lives as expected, due to many concerns including occurrences of exceptions. C++/C#/JAVA provide exception handling facilities for desktop computing programs, but context-aware system developers might feel far more difficult to make use of such general facilities, because it is hard to decide the timing and position of exception handling with various devices engaged. In this paper, we propose an exception detection and handling mechanism using device semantics and AspectJ so that it can constantly detect a large number of devices to allow the programmers to detect and handle exceptions with less burden.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2020.07a
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• pp.587-589
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• 2020

사용자의 관심사를 고려하면 상황 인지 서비스의 질을 높일 수 있다. 기존의 사용자의 관심사를 고려하는 서비스에는 지식베이스(KB)가 사용 되었으나, 최근 새로운 방법인 wikidata를 이용한 엔티티 링크를 활용한 방법도 활발히 연구가 진행되고 있다. wikidata가 적용된 엔티티 링크는 기존의 KB를 이용하는 방법보다 데이터의 변경, 보완이 쉽고 가볍다. 이에 본 논문에서는 wikidata가 적용된 엔티티 링크 모델을 이용한 상황인지 서비스를 제공 할 수 있는 프레임워크를 제안한다.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.501-511
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• 2013

Protecting privacy is an important goal in designing location-based services. Service providers want to verify legitimate users and allow permitted users to enjoy their services. Users, however, want to preserve their privacy and prevent tracking. In this paper, a new framework providing users with more privacy and anonymity in both the authentication process and the querying process is proposed. Unlike the designs proposed in previous works, our framework benefits from a combination of three important techniques: k-anonymity, timed fuzzy logic, and a one-way hash function. Modifying and adapting these existing schemes provides us with a simpler, less complex, yet more mature solution. During authentication, the one-way hash function provides users with more privacy by using fingerprints of users' identities. To provide anonymous authentication, the concept of confidence level is adopted with timed fuzzy logic. Regarding location privacy, spatial k-anonymity prevents the users' locations from being tracked. The experiment results and analysis show that our framework can strengthen the protection of anonymity and privacy of users by incurring a minimal implementation cost and can improve functionality.