title: Knowledge representations in ambient assisted living--context awareness in smart homes.
abstract: This paper introduces a knowledge representation for smart home rules and scenarios. We have created a rule base based on the rules found during a literature review. Following this, a general rule concept was derived from the identified categories. Furthermore, subcategories for certain contexts in the smart home environment were identified and illustrated in the results by means of an extract of the rules found in the literature. Based on this information, a hierarchically structured nomenclature with four axes has been developed and evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics University of Braunschweig Institute for Technology and Hannover Medical School, Braunschweig , Germany.
authors.forename: Franz-Albert
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Zilm
authors.affiliation: Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics University of Braunschweig Institute for Technology and Hannover Medical School, Braunschweig , Germany.
authors.forename: Corinna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scharnweber
authors.affiliation: Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics University of Braunschweig Institute for Technology and Hannover Medical School, Braunschweig , Germany.
authors.forename: Reinhold
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haux
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D051188:Knowledge Bases; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods*; D058998:Remote Sensing Technology / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration