Embedding Low-Cost Wireless Sensors into Universal Plug and Play Environments

Research on Ubiquitous Computing is conducted in two opposing directions: One focuses on the seamless interaction of high-performance end devices by defining semantic mechanisms for device discovery and control. Ubiquitous computing is however also understood as the massive, unobtrusive integration of small electronic devices, in particular of small sensors and actuators, into our environment. These nodes must be cheap and energy-efficient, but are thus less flexible.