A DISTRIBUTED LOCATION SYSTEM FOR THE ACTIVE OFFICE
A DISTRIBUTED LOCATION SYSTEM FOR THE ACTIVE OFFICE
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DOI：
10.1109/65.260080
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发表时间：
1994-01-01
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影响因子：
9.3
通讯作者：
HOPPER, A
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作者：
HARTER, A;HOPPER, A
用于定位人员和设备的分布式系统将成为未来活跃办公室的核心。计算机和通信系统在办公室和家庭中不断普及。系统多种多样且复杂，涉及无线网络和移动计算机。然而，由于控制机制和应用程序接口的选择过于多样化，系统并未得到充分利用。因此，有必要考虑哪些机制可以允许用户以简单且普遍的方式操纵系统，以及如何使计算机更加了解周围的设施。了解组织内人员和设备的位置就是这样一种机制。使用位置信息注释资源数据库允许构建基于位置的启发式控制和交互。这种方法特别有吸引力，因为可以设计出物理上不引人注目并且不依赖于明确的用户动作的定位技术。本文描述了用于定位人员和设备的系统技术，以及支持访问该信息的分布式系统服务的设计。介绍了由该设施实现或受益于该设施的应用程序接口。<>
Distributed systems for locating people and equipment will be at the heart of tomorrow's active offices. Computer and communications systems continue to proliferate in the office and home. Systems are varied and complex, involving wireless networks and mobile computers. However, systems are underused because the choices of control mechanisms and application interfaces are too diverse. It is therefore pertinent to consider which mechanisms might allow the user to manipulate systems in simple and ubiquitous ways, and how computers can be made more aware of the facilities in their surroundings. Knowledge of the location of people and equipment within an organization is such a mechanism. Annotating a resource database with location information allows location-based heuristics for control and interaction to be constructed. This approach is particularly attractive because location techniques can be devised that are physically unobtrusive and do not rely on explicit user action. The article describes the technology of a system for locating people and equipment, and the design of a distributed system service supporting access to that information. The application interfaces made possible by or that benefit from this facility are presented.<>