Ubistruct – UBiquitous Intelligence infraSTRUCTture

Living lab approach

Ubistruct is a service-oriented middleware for the internet/web of things. The architecture of the middleware is structured around a set abstract functionalities that simplify the registration, the discovery, the selection and orchestration of real world objects and services, which evolve in the cyber-physical ecosystem. The communication with and between the objects and services is handled through direct invocation or through publish subscribe. The latter are simplified for the programmer by using simple key words (Do, GET, Publish, Subscribe-To). The implementation is based on Java and Communication libraries such as HTTP, XMPP, JMS and Sockets.

Several services have been implemented by using the middleware API to enable context awareness in an ambient intelligence environment. For instance, indoor detection and localization of users are implemented by using Infra-red, RFID or iBeacon technology. Users activities services are detected by using Door and Power sensors.

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