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BibliographyBecker, Christian; Nicklas, Daniela: Where do spatial context-models end and where do ontologies start? A proposal of a combined approach.
In: Indulska, Jadwiga (ed.); De Roure, David (ed.): Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Advanced Context Modelling, Reasoning and Management in conjunction with UbiComp 2004.
University of Stuttgart : Collaborative Research Center SFB 627 (Nexus: World Models for Mobile Context-Based Systems).
pp. 48-53, german.
Nottingham, England: University of Southhampton, September 7, 2004.
ISBN: 854328130.
Article in Proceedings (Conference Paper).
CR-SchemaH.2.1 (Database Management Logical Design)
KeywordsContext-Models, Adaptation, Infrastructures for Context-Aware Computing, Ubiquitous Computing
Abstract

Context-aware applications adapt their behavior depending on the state of the physical world along with other information representing context. This requires context management, i.e., the efficient management of context information and feasible context representations in order to allow reasoning. This paper discusses two common approaches, spatial context models and contextual ontologies, and argues for a combined approach providing the efficiency of context management through context models combined with the semantic expressiveness of ontologies.

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Contactchristian.becker@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de, daniela.nicklas@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
Department(s)University of Stuttgart, Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Distributed Systems
University of Stuttgart, Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Applications of Parallel and Distributed Systems
Project(s)SFB-627, B1 (University of Stuttgart, Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Applications of Parallel and Distributed Systems)
SFB-627, B3 (University of Stuttgart, Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Distributed Systems)
Entry dateOctober 25, 2004
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