A lightweight and distributed middleware to provide presence awareness in mobile ubiquitous systems

• Published in: Science of computer programming Vol. 78; no. 10; pp. 2009 - 2025
• Main Authors: Rodríguez-Covili, Juan, Ochoa, Sergio F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2013
• Subjects: Loosely-coupled mobile work; Middleware; Mobile ubiquitous computing; Presence awareness; Mobile ubiquitous computing; Loosely-coupled mobile work; Presence awareness; Middleware

Several researchers have identified the need to count on presence awareness in ubiquitous systems that support mobile activities, particularly when these systems are used to perform loosely-coupled mobile work. In such a work style, mobile users conduct face-to-face on-demand interactions, therefore...