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We present a novel mechanism for collection and object synchronization based on context information. The mechanism is based on a distributed event system and uses event filters to represent context and realize context queries. The central operations of the system are storing and retrieving objects by their context. The new feature of the system is context-based synchronization, which allows synchronizing collections of objects continuously based on the given context. The system may also be used for context-based service provisioning. We present mechanisms for both collection and object synchronization. The former uses the publish/subscribe paradigm and the latter builds on an XML-aware file synchronizer. We focus on the first mechanism and also discuss the use of the system on mobile and wireless devices. We present a context-aware photo library as an example application.
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Tarkoma, S., Lindholm, T., Kangasharju, J. (2005). Collection and Object Synchronization Based on Context Information. In: Magedanz, T., Karmouch, A., Pierre, S., Venieris, I. (eds) Mobility Aware Technologies and Applications. MATA 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3744. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11569510_23
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