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PERCOM
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
iLamp: A Sensor-Enhanced Lamp with Surface-Tracking Capability Based on Light Intensity
The iLamp1 system is a sensor-enhanced desk lamp with surface-tracking capability based on received light intensity. It consists of two components: lamp and bookmark. The bookmark ...
Lun-Wu Yeh, Che-Yen Lu, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Jia-Liang Li...
STOC
2001
ACM
147views Algorithms» more  STOC 2001»
16 years 7 months ago
Conditions on input vectors for consensus solvability in asynchronous distributed systems
This article introduces and explores the condition-based approach to solve the consensus problem in asynchronous systems. The approach studies conditions that identify sets of inpu...
Achour Mostéfaoui, Michel Raynal, Sergio Ra...
VLDB
2007
ACM
130views Database» more  VLDB 2007»
16 years 7 months ago
A Simple and Efficient Estimation Method for Stream Expression Cardinalities
Estimating the cardinality (i.e. number of distinct elements) of an arbitrary set expression defined over multiple distributed streams is one of the most fundamental queries of in...
Aiyou Chen, Jin Cao, Tian Bu
MOBISYS
2007
ACM
16 years 6 months ago
Algorithm to automatically detect abnormally long periods of inactivity in a home
An algorithm has been developed to automatically construct individual models of normal activity within a home using motion sensor data. Alerts can be generated when a period of in...
Paul Cuddihy, Jenny Weisenberg, Catherine Graichen...
MOBISYS
2003
ACM
16 years 6 months ago
Anonymous Usage of Location-Based Services Through Spatial and Temporal Cloaking
Advances in sensing and tracking technology enable location-based applications but they also create significant privacy risks. Anonymity can provide a high degree of privacy, save...
Marco Gruteser, Dirk Grunwald