Context-Dependent Services Selection in Smart Environments

Abstract

The current trend of smart environments is leading towards a world where everything is considered as a service. Internet-connected smart devices make these environments largely manageable and controllable through services. In these environments, not only devices offer services, but lately, people through their smartphones can also offer services such as personal information provided by the name, the preferences, or the location, promoting the offer of almost anything as a service. However, this high supply of services makes it more difficult for IoT systems to identify which services to use to solve a particular need. This paper proposes a solution to characterize services homogeneously and a service selection mechanism is outlined considering the properties of the services and the context in which they are found. With this proposal, services are defined commonly to facilitate a smart selection by IoT applications.