Investigating communication needs of digital object memories for user interaction

A variety of research activities is currently investigating the use of digital object memories in applications related to the so-called Internet of Things. Here, communication between the involved objects and the environment is a key factor in creating and exploiting these memories. Based on a review of existing systems and prototypes that utilize Digital Object Memories we identified specific requirements on applied communication technologies. We propose an approach of how to exploit this in terms of user support.