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Toward a cooperative programming framework for context-aware applications

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OPEN is an ontology-based programming framework for rapid prototyping, sharing, and personalization of context-aware applications. Unlike previous systems that provide programming support for single group of users, OPEN provides different programming support for users with diverse technical skills. According to the programming requirements of different users, several cooperation patterns are identified, and the mechanisms to facilitate resource sharing and reuse are built into the framework. Three corresponding programming modes are elaborated by showing how a context-aware game has been developed with the support of the OPEN framework, and the usability of our system is validated through an initial user study.

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  1. Telecommunication Network and Services Department, Institut TELECOM SudParis, 9, Rue Charles Fourier, 91011, Evry Cedex, France

    Bin Guo & Daqing Zhang

  2. Keio University, Hiyoshi 3-14-1, Kohoku-Ku, Yokohama, 223-0061, Japan

    Bin Guo & Michita Imai

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Guo, B., Zhang, D. & Imai, M. Toward a cooperative programming framework for context-aware applications. Pers Ubiquit Comput 15, 221–233 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-010-0329-1

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