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On the Design of Ambient Intelligent Systems in the Context of Assistive Technologies

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Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2004)

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The design of Ambient Intelligent Systems (AISs) is discussed in the context of assistive technologies. The main issues include ubiquitous communications, context awareness, natural interactions and heterogeneity, which are analyzed using some examples. A layered architecture is proposed for heterogeneous sub-systems integration with three levels of interactions that may be used as a framework to design assistive AISs.

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Sevillano, J.L. et al. (2004). On the Design of Ambient Intelligent Systems in the Context of Assistive Technologies. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W.L., Burger, D. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3118. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-27817-7_134

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