This paper presents a method to implement integrated services of networked home electric appliances, which provide more convenient and comfortable living for home users. The conve...
Peer-to-peer (P2P) systems are becoming increasingly popular and complex, serving millions of users today. However, the design of current unstructured P2P systems does not take ful...
d to submit first an abstract (to signal your interest and contribution) and then a full paper (for review) to the workshop. All accepted papers will be published as a volume from ...
The emergence of portable computers and wireless technologies has introduced new challenges for middleware. Mobility brings new requirements and is becoming a key characteristic. M...
The widespread adoption of XML holds out the promise that document structure can be exploited to specify precise database queries. However, the user may have only a limited knowle...