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The purpose of this article is to describe a middleware framework for interfacing sensors and actuators, which provides abstract and useful contextual information to applications. The framework is divided into three layers with different abstraction levels, and an integration layer. The framework is evaluated, exemplified, and further described by practical implementations using the framework.
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Hallenborg, K. (2005). Contextual Interfacing: A Sensor and Actuator Framework. In: Yang, L.T., Amamiya, M., Liu, Z., Guo, M., Rammig, F.J. (eds) Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing – EUC 2005. EUC 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3824. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11596356_84
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