- Original Paper
- Open access
- Published:
Content distribution in trail-aware environments
Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society volume 16, pages 163–176 (2010)
Abstract
In mobile computing environments, the tracking of users allows applications to adapt to the contexts visited by users (Context Awareness). In recent years, the use of context information and users’ profiles has been considered an opportunity for context-aware content management. The improvement and the wide adoption of location systems are stimulating the tracking of users, allowing the use of Trails. A trail is the history of the contexts visited by a user during a period. This article proposes a model for trails management and its application in the content management. In this text, we consider that Trail-Aware is an evolution of the simple use of contexts and profiles. The text presents a prototype and its application in an educational environment for distribution of learning objects using trail-aware.
References
ACM Computing Classification System (2010) http://www.acm.org/class/1998. Accessed April 2010
Augustin I, Yamin AC, Barbosa JLV, Geyer CFR (2002) ISAM: a software architecture for adaptive and distributed mobile applications. In: VII IEEE symposium on computers and communications, Messina, pp 333–339
Augustin I, Yamin AC, Barbosa J, Silva LC, Real R, Geyer C (2004) ISAM, joing context-awareness and mobility to building pervasive applications. In: Mobile computing handbook, New York, US, pp 73–94
Al-Mekhlafi K, Hu X, Zheng Z (2009) An approach to context-aware mobile Chinese language learning for foreign students. In: ICMB’09: proceedings of the 2009 eighth international conference on mobile business, pp 340–346
Baldauf M, Dustdar S, Rosenberg F (2007) A survey on context-aware systems. Int J Ad Hoc Ubiquitous Comput 2:263–277
Barbosa DNF, Geyer CFR, Barbosa JLV (2005) GlobalEdu: an architecture to support learning in a pervasive computing environment. In: IFIP workshop on educational technology (EDUTECH), Perth, Australia, pp 1–10
Barbosa JLV, Hahn RM, Rabello SA, Barbosa DNF (2007) Content distribution in context-aware environments. In: XIII Brazilian symposium on multimedia and the Web (WebMedia), Gramado, RS, Brazil, pp 1–8
Barbosa JLV, Hahn RM, Rabello SA, Barbosa DNF (2008) LOCAL: a model geared towards ubiquitous learning. In: Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE technical symposium on computer science education, Portland, OR, USA. ACM Press, New York, pp 432–436
Bargh M, Groote R (2008) Indoor localization based on response rate of bluetooth inquiries. In: International conference on mobile computing and networking, San Francisco, California, USA, pp 49–54
Brunato M, Battiti R (2005) Statistical learning theory for location fingerprinting in wireless LANs. Comput Netw 47:825–845
Buluso N, Heidemann J, Estrin D (2000) GPS-less low cost outdoor localization for very small devices. IEEE Pers Commun Mag 7:28–34
Chen H, Finin T, Joshi A (2003) An intelligent broker for context-aware systems. In: Adjunct proceedings of UbiComp, pp 183–184
Dey AK, Hightower J, Lara E, Davies N (2010) Location-based services. IEEE Pervasive Comput 9:11–12
Dey AK, Salber D, Abowd GD (2001) A conceptual framework and a toolkit for supporting the rapid prototyping of context-aware application. Hum Comput Interact 16:97–166
Diaz A, Merino P, Rivas FJ (2009) Mobile application profiling for connected mobile devices. IEEE Pervasive Comput 9:54–61
Driver C, Clarke S (2008) An application framework for mobile, context-aware trails. Pervasive Mob Comput 4:719–736
Felder RM, Silverman LK (1988) Learning and teaching styles in engineering education. Eng Educ 78:674–681
Guillemette M, Fontaine I, Caron C (2008) Hybrid RFID-GPS real-time location system for human resources: development, impacts and perspectives. In: HICSS Hawaii international conference on system sciences, p 406
Gustavsen RM (2002) Condor—an application framework for mobility-based context-aware applications. In: Proceedings of the workshop on concepts and models for ubiquitous computing, Goeteborg, Sweden
Heckmann D, Loskyll M, Math R, Recktenwald P, Stahl C (2009) UbisWorld 3.0: a semantic tool set for ubiquitous user modeling. In: User modeling, adaptation, and personalization (UMAP), Saarbrücken, Germany
Hightower J, Gaetano B (2001) Location systems for ubiquitous computing. Computer 34:57–66
Hightower J, LaMarca A, Smith I (2006) Practical lessons from place lab. IEEE Pervasive Comput 5:32–39
Hoareau C, Satoh I (2009) Modeling and processing information for context-aware computing: a survey. New Gener Comput 27:177–196
Hofer T, Schwinger W, Pichler M, Leonhartsberger G, Altmann J (2002) Context-awareness on mobile devices—the hydrogen approach. In: Proceedings of the 36th annual Hawaii international conference on system sciences, pp 292–302
IEEE LTSC 1484.2 (2010) Draft standard for learning technology—public and private information (PAPI) for learners (PAPI learner). http://www.cen-ltso.net/Users/main.aspx?put=230. Accessed April 2010
IEEE/LTSC/LOM (2010) Draft standard for learning object metadata. ltsc.ieee.org/wg12/files/LOM_1484_12_1_v1_Final_Draft.pdf. Accessed April 2010
JENA (2010) a semantic web framework for Java. http://jena.sourceforge.net. Accessed April 2010
Levene M, Peterson D (2002) Trail record and ampliative learning. Research Report BBKCS-02-01, School of Computer Science and Information Systems, University of London
Levis D, Barbosa JLV, Pinto SCCS, Barbosa DNF (2008) Automatic improvement of the learner’s profile in ubiquitous learning environments. Braz J Inform Educ 16:29–41
Lewis M, Nino C, Rosa J, Barbosa J, Barbosa D (2010) A management model of learning objects in a ubiquitous learning environment. In: IEEE international workshop on pervasivE learning (PerEL), Baden-Württemberg, Mannheim, Germany, pp 256–261
Ogata H, Yano Y (2003) How ubiquitous computing can support language learning. In: Proceedings of KEST, pp 1–6
Ogata H, Yin C, Yano Y, Oishi Y (2005) JAPELAS: supporting Japanese polite expressions using PDA(s). In: Towards ubiquitous learning
Prekop P, Burnett M (2003) Activities, context and ubiquitous computing. Comput Commun 26:1168–1176. Special issue on ubiquitous computing
Rigaux P, Spyratos N (2010) SeLeNe report: metadata management and learning object composition in a self eLearning network. http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/selene/reports. Accessed April 2010
Rogers Y, Price S, Randell C, Fraser DS, Weal M, Fitzpatrick G (2005) Ubi-learning integrates indoor and outdoor experiences. Commun ACM 48:55–59
Rolim CR, Sonntag N, Barbosa JLV (2008) HLS: model for development of applications sensitive to location. In: IX workshop in high-performance computing systems, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, pp 227–234
Sangkeun L, Sungchan P, Sang-goo L (2009) A study on issues in context-aware systems based on a survey and service scenarios. In: 10th ACIS international conference on software engineering, artificial intelligence, networking, and parallel/distributed computing, pp 8–13
Satyanarayanan M (2001) Pervasive computing: vision and challenges. IEEE Pers Commun 8:10–17
Satyanarayanan M, Bahl P, Caceres R, Davies N (2009) The case for VM-based cloudlets in mobile computing. IEEE Pervasive Comput 8:14–23
Simon B, Miklós Z, Nejdl W, Sintek M (2003) Elena: a mediation infrastructure for educational services. In: WWW conference, Budapest, Hungary
Smith AD, Hall W, Glaser H, Carr LA (2006) Towards truly ubiquitous life annotation. In: Memories for life colloquium. The British Library, London, England
Smith AD (2008) Who controls the past controls the future—life annotation in principle and practice. Ph.D. thesis, University of Southampton
Türkyilmaz O, Alagöz F, Gür G, Tugcu T (2008) Environment-aware location estimation in cellular networks. EURASIP J Adv Signal Process 139:1–9
Vaughan-Nichols SJ (2009) Will mobile computing’s future be location, location, and location? Computer 42:14–17
Winograd T (2001) Architectures for context. Hum Comput Interact J (HCI) 16:401–419
Yang SJH, Chen IYL (2006) Providing context aware learning services to learners with portable devices. In: Proceedings of the sixth IEEE international conference on advanced learning technologies, pp 840–842
Yau SS, Gupta SKS, Gupta EKS, Karim F, Ahamed SI, Wang Y, Wang B (2003) Smart classroom: enhancing collaborative learning using pervasive computing technology. In: II American society of engineering education, pp 13633–13642
Zou D, Deng Z, Xu L, Ren W (2008) Seamless LBS based on the integration of WSN and GPS. In: ISCSCT international symposium on computer science and computational technology, pp 91–96
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
About this article
Cite this article
Silva, J.M., Rosa, J.H., Barbosa, J.L.V. et al. Content distribution in trail-aware environments. J Braz Comput Soc 16, 163–176 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13173-010-0015-1
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13173-010-0015-1