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Context-aware computing is widely researched in recent years, but we lack for a powerful context-aware middleware which supports a uniform programming model. So developing context-aware applications is still complex and time-consuming. We introduce a workflow embedded middleware called FollowMe. It supports pluggable context-aware applications. FollowMe includes a workflow engine and sustains applications described with pvPDL, which is a workflow definition language proposed specially for context-awareness. The employment of workflow makes the development of applications simplified and the maintenance much easier. We testify the improvement by realizing an example and the related evaluation.
Funded by 973 of China (2002CB312002) and 863 Program of China (2005AA113160, 2005AA113030, 2005AA119010), NSFC (60233010, 60403014).
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Chen, S., Bu, Y., Li, J., Tao, X., Lu, J. (2006). Toward Context-Awareness: A Workflow Embedded Middleware. In: Ma, J., Jin, H., Yang, L.T., Tsai, J.JP. (eds) Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing. UIC 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4159. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11833529_78
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