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3. Context and Context Awareness of Humans and AmI Systems: Characteristics and Differences and Technological Challenges and Limitations

Author : Simon Elias Bibri

Published in: The Human Face of Ambient Intelligence

Publisher: Atlantis Press

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Abstract

This chapter intends to look into the concept of context in relation to both human interaction and HCI‚ espousing a transdisciplinary approach‚ and to delve into the technological and social dimensions of context awareness, focusing on key aspects which are theoretically disputable and questionable in the realm of AmI and pointing out key challenges‚ open issues‚ and limitations.

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Metadata
Title
Context and Context Awareness of Humans and AmI Systems: Characteristics and Differences and Technological Challenges and Limitations
Author
Simon Elias Bibri
Copyright Year
2015
Publisher
Atlantis Press
Book
The Human Face of Ambient Intelligence

Print ISBN: 978-94-6239-129-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-6239-130-7

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-130-7_3