ETH Zurich :
Computer Science :
Pervasive Computing :
Distributed Systems :
Research :
UbiGate
Interfacing the Real World with Ubiquitous Service Gateways
A Research Project in Cooperation with the Distributed Systems Group
The widespread usage of mobile phones provides the opportunity to
connect smart appliances and sensors to a cellular operator's service
infrastructure and the Internet. In collaboration with NTT DoCoMo Euro-Labs, we
investigated applications and middleware concepts for the use of
mobile phones as ubiquitous gateways interfacing various
kinds of sensors, sensor networks and smart appliances.
As part of this project, we developed a system for monitoring and
locating everyday items using mobile phones. The system, based on
phones which are augmented with the capability to detect
electronically tagged objects in their vicinity, supports various
functionality. Mobile phones trace registered objects, distribute
useful context information related to these objects, and are able to
locate them when lost or misplaced. For locating a misplaced object,
we provide an algorithm that incorporates arbitrary application
specific knowledge (such as past locations of the misplaced object) to
select a subset of sensors for a given object search query.
Based on this application, the project demonstrated how the unique
properties of mobile phones and the cellular network enable novel
applications that aggregate sensor measurements on a large scale. In
the course of the project, we identified and addressed novel research
challenges posed by such wide-area interconnection of a large sensor
array.
This project ended in February 2007.
Selected Publications
See the Publications of the Distributed Systems Group page for a full listing of our publications.
- Christian Frank, Philipp Bolliger, Friedemann Mattern, Wolfgang Kellerer
The Sensor Internet at Work: Locating Everyday Items Using Mobile Phones.
Pervasive and Mobile Computing, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 421-447, June 2008
Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
- Christian Frank, Philipp Bolliger, Christof Roduner, Wolfgang Kellerer
Objects Calling Home: Locating Objects Using Mobile Phones.
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive 2007). LNCS, Vol. 4480, Springer, Toronto, Canada, May 2007
Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
- Christian Frank, Christof Roduner, Chie Noda, Wolfgang Kellerer
Query Scoping for the Sensor Internet.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Services (ICPS 2006). Lyon, France, June 2006
Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
- Christian Frank, Christof Roduner, Chie Noda, Marco Sgroi, Wolfgang Kellerer
Poster Abstract: Interfacing the Real World with Ubiquitous Gateways.
Adjunct Proceedings of the 3rd European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN 2006). Zurich, Switzerland, February 2006
Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
Related Student Projects
The following table lists corresponding student projects in our group. Note that some descriptions will be in German.
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