Smart objects as building blocks for the internet of things

Kortuem, G; Kawsar, F; Sundramoorthy, V; Fitton, D

Abstract

The combination of the Internet and emerging technologies such as nearfield communications, real-time localization, and embedded sensors lets us transform everyday objects into smart objects that can understand and react to their environment. Such objects are building blocks for the Internet of Things and enable novel computing applications. As a step toward design and architectural principles for smart objects, the authors introduce a hierarchy of architectures with increasing levels of real-world awareness and interactivity. In particular, they describe activity-, policy-, and process-aware smart objects and demonstrate how the respective architectural abstractions support increasingly complex application.

Citation

Kortuem, G., Kawsar, F., Sundramoorthy, V., & Fitton, D. (2009). Smart objects as building blocks for the internet of things. IEEE Internet Computing, 14(1), 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1109/MIC.2009.143

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Jan 11, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 11, 2010
• Journal: IEEE Internet Computing
• Print ISSN: 1089-7801
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 44-51
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/MIC.2009.143
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MIC.2009.143
• Related Public URLs: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=4236
• Additional Information: Funders : Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC); Projects : NEMO