A ubiquitous computing environment to support the mobility of users with special needs

Abstract

This paper presents a ubiquitous computing platform over which services are hosted and operated for users in a transparent fashion. To that end, the platform draws on mobile agents that act as surrogates to their user, following him within his environment by migrating to the system's nearest access point and operating the latter's services for him in a personalized and automated way. The goal of this system is to better support the mobility of people with special needs, by providing them with assistive services that require minimal effort and investment from their part. © 2009 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.