In this paper, we explore the concept of dual–purpose speech: speech that is socially appropriate in the context of a human– to–human conversation which also provides meanin...
Kent Lyons, Christopher Skeels, Thad Starner, Corn...
Adaptation to changing environmental conditions is a major challenge for most distributed applications. The service-oriented programming paradigm leads to an increasing number of ...
We present Bonfire, a self-contained mobile computing system that uses two laptop-mounted laser micro-projectors to project an interactive display space to either side of a laptop...
Shaun K. Kane, Daniel Avrahami, Jacob O. Wobbrock,...
Never before have so many information sources been available. Most are accessible on-line and some exist on the Internet alone. However, this large information quantity makes inte...
Fieldbus networks have significantly improved flexibility and management in classic building automation domains. However, the costs of such installations are still greatly affec...