Designing Smart Homes: The Role of Artificial Intelligence: 4008 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4008) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 354035994X ISBN 13: 9783540359944

Publisher: Springer, 2006

Synopsis

Smart homes are proving to be an emergent area which attracts the synergy of several areas of science. This volume offers a collection of contributions addressing how artificial intelligence (AI), one of the core areas of computer science, can bring the growing area of smart homes to a higher level of functionality where homes can truly realize the long standing dream of proactively helping their inhabitants in an intelligent way.

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Synopsis

The area of smart homes is fast developing as an emergent area which attracts the synergy of several areas of science. This volume offers a collection of contributions addressing how artificial intelligence (AI), one of the core areas of computer science, can bring the growing area of smart homes to a higher level of functionality where homes can truly realize the long standing dream of proactively helping their inhabitants in an intelligent way. After an introductory section to describe a smart home scenario and to provide some basic terminology, the following 9 sections turn special attention to a particular exemplar application scenario (provision of healthcare and safety related services to increase the quality of life) exploring the application of specific areas of AI to this scenario.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 354035994X
• ISBN 13: 9783540359944
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194
• Editor: Augusto Juan Carlos, Nugent Chris D.