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Concept of Symbiotic Computing and its Agent-Based Application to a Ubiquitous Care-Support Service

Concept of Symbiotic Computing and its Agent-Based Application to a Ubiquitous Care-Support Service

Takuo Suganuma, Kenji Sugawara, Tetsuo Kinoshita, Fumio Hattori, Norio Shiratori
Copyright: © 2009 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 23
ISSN: 1557-3958|EISSN: 1557-3966|ISSN: 1557-3958|EISBN13: 9781615201914|EISSN: 1557-3966|DOI: 10.4018/jcini.2009010103
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Suganuma, Takuo, et al. "Concept of Symbiotic Computing and its Agent-Based Application to a Ubiquitous Care-Support Service." IJCINI vol.3, no.1 2009: pp.34-56. http://doi.org/10.4018/jcini.2009010103

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Suganuma, T., Sugawara, K., Kinoshita, T., Hattori, F., & Shiratori, N. (2009). Concept of Symbiotic Computing and its Agent-Based Application to a Ubiquitous Care-Support Service. International Journal of Cognitive Informatics and Natural Intelligence (IJCINI), 3(1), 34-56. http://doi.org/10.4018/jcini.2009010103

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Suganuma, Takuo, et al. "Concept of Symbiotic Computing and its Agent-Based Application to a Ubiquitous Care-Support Service," International Journal of Cognitive Informatics and Natural Intelligence (IJCINI) 3, no.1: 34-56. http://doi.org/10.4018/jcini.2009010103

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Abstract

In this paper, a concept of “symbiotic computing” is formalized to bridge gaps between Real Space (RS) and Digital Space (DS). Symbiotic computing is a post-ubiquitous computing model based on an agent-oriented computing model that introduces social heuristics and cognitive functions into DS to bridge the gaps. The symbiotic functions and agent-based architecture of symbiotic applications are also discussed. Based on the concept, functions, and architecture of symbiotic applications, we develop an agent-based care-support service to enable supervision of persons by their families and friends easily while protecting privacy. In this application system, a hierarchical structure of multi-agents is organized dynamically using heuristics in agents based on the situation of a watched person and watching persons. The system appropriately alters the contents and quality of the live video. The flexible system construction scheme using a multiagent framework facilitates the symbiosis of RS and DS by bridging the gaps in the care-support service domain.

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