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This article proposes the Augmented Library (AL), which is a library system augmented by ubiquitous computing (UbiComp) technology. In UbiComp, users interact with computers without being aware that they are actually using a computer. We applied the UbiComp concept to a library system. In the AL, the action of removing and returning books, which are the natural actions in a library, become the library system’s input. This function is called a ”real-time book database update.” The system uses a combination of infrared sensors and CCD cameras to identify which book is moved from the shelf. After developing a prototype a prototype system, we conducted experiments that investigated the effectiveness and effectiveness and efficiency of AL.
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Araki, H., Haga, H., Kaneda, S. (2006). Automatic Updating of a Book Storage Database in a Ubiquitous Library Information System. 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_73
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