Context-aware RESTful services on mobile devices

Abstract

Web accessible services on mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets are a reality in today's age. Services hosted on mobile devices consume valuable device resources such as battery power, network connectivity, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) availability. For this research, clients consume web accessible services, provisioned from mobile devices acting as service providers. A challenge for constrained mobile devices is how the efficiency and discovery of web accessible services on mobile devices can be improved. To address this, a framework is presented that considers context information focusing on lightweight services and their discovery.