Augmenting kitchen appliances with a shared context using knowledge about daily events

Networked appliances can simplify our lives, but interacting with them can be difficult in itself. KitchenSense is an early prototype of a networked kitchen full of sensors that uses CommonSense reasoning [] to simplify control interfaces and augment interaction. These augmented appliances understand people’s intentions by considering embedded sensor data together with daily-event knowledge. A centrally-controlled mechanism built into the physical space can develop a shared context across various appliances through proximity sensors. A networked space that better understands what people are doing can provide better interfaces to simplify tasks, learn new skills or develop new behaviors. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.5.2 [User Interfaces]: Interaction styles. D.2.2 [Design Tools and Techniques]: User Interfaces. J.7 [Computers in other systems]: Consumer products. I.2.2 [Artificial Intelligence]: Programming Languages and Software- Expert system tools and techniques. General T...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: IUI
• Authors: Chia-Hsun Jackie Lee, Leonardo Bonanni, José H. Espinosa, Henry Lieberman, Ted Selker
• Keywords: Appliances Understand People, IUI 2006, Networked Appliances, Software Engineering, User Interfaces