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Concept of Symbiotic Computing and its Agent-based Application to a Ubiquitous Care-Support Service

Concept of Symbiotic Computing and its Agent-based Application to a Ubiquitous Care-Support Service

Takuo Suganuma, Kenji Sugawara, Tetsuo Kinoshita, Fumio Hattori, Norio Shiratori
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781609605537|ISBN10: 1609605535|EISBN13: 9781609605544
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-553-7.ch003
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Suganuma, Takuo, et al. "Concept of Symbiotic Computing and its Agent-based Application to a Ubiquitous Care-Support Service." Transdisciplinary Advancements in Cognitive Mechanisms and Human Information Processing, edited by Yingxu Wang, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 38-59. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-553-7.ch003

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Suganuma, T., Sugawara, K., Kinoshita, T., Hattori, F., & Shiratori, N. (2011). Concept of Symbiotic Computing and its Agent-based Application to a Ubiquitous Care-Support Service. In Y. Wang (Ed.), Transdisciplinary Advancements in Cognitive Mechanisms and Human Information Processing (pp. 38-59). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-553-7.ch003

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Suganuma, Takuo, et al. "Concept of Symbiotic Computing and its Agent-based Application to a Ubiquitous Care-Support Service." In Transdisciplinary Advancements in Cognitive Mechanisms and Human Information Processing, edited by Yingxu Wang, 38-59. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-553-7.ch003

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Abstract

In this paper, a concept of “symbiotic computing” is formalized to bridge gaps between Real Space (RS) and Digital Space (DS). Symbiotic computing is a post-ubiquitous computing model based on an agent-oriented computing model that introduces social heuristics and cognitive functions into DS to bridge the gaps. The symbiotic functions and agent-based architecture of symbiotic applications are also discussed. Based on the concept, functions, and architecture of symbiotic applications, we develop an agent-based care-support service to enable supervision of persons by their families and friends easily while protecting privacy. In this application system, a hierarchical structure of multi-agents is organized dynamically using heuristics in agents based on the situation of a watched person and watching persons. The system appropriately alters the contents and quality of the live video. The flexible system construction scheme using a multiagent framework facilitates the symbiosis of RS and DS by bridging the gaps in the care-support service domain.

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