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Design and Implementation of Co-Presence Transportation for Physical Objects

Authors:
Lars Fischer
Julia Dauwe

Keywords: Co-Presence; Opportunistic Routing; Emergence

Abstract:
This work introduces a prototype for negotiation-based routing in co-presence networks. The Physical Object Sneaker Transport (P.O.S.T.) is aimed at forwarding physical objects towards their destination using local wireless communication devices (ie{} smartphones) for opportunistic route negotiation. The combination of existing data communication technology with the physical world provides not only interesting challenges, but may also provide novel methods for distributed authentication, payment systems and social networking. The prototype provides the basic functionality for further research and development of protocols and concepts related to spatial, distributed networking of physical and digital objects.

Pages: 82 to 85

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: July 20, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3468

ISBN: 978-1-61208-366-7

Location: Paris, France

Dates: from July 20, 2014 to July 24, 2014