Sociable Things is referred to the next-generation IoT environment realized by applying the technology used in the field of personal robots to fine-grained objects including daily necessities. A community of things that grasps various contexts is a stepping stone to encourage people to change their behavior and improve the quality of their living environment. We developed a “work-life balance keyboard” that detects fatigue and physically interferes with the user. Furthermore, in the most advanced project, we are exploring the next-generation IoT spaces focused on the wide range of things by using virtual objects on Augmented Reality (AR).
The current smart systems have greatly improved the convenience of our lives. It is possible to operate various registered devices from one mobile device, and multiple devices cooperate to establish one system. In recent years, the number of devices such as smart speakers that focus on conversation with users has increased. The purpose of this project is implementing a system that emphasizes not only such convenience but also the interaction between people and things. We aim at realizing the society that various things cooperate to support human behavior from psychological aspects on a daily basis.
Interactive IoT Spaces with Augmented Existence
The latest IoT environments focus on sensing parts. On the other hand, the information providing function is premised on using a device with abundant computational resources such as a smartphone. The configuration of notifications is often static because it is deeply linked to the information providing service. In this research, we defined and proposed a new word “augmented existence” as a concept that combines AR and IoT. By increasing the presence and value of things by using both technologies, we will realize an interactive IoT space for all things that users can see, including existing conversational IoT devices.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8980382
谷中健大朗, 高汐一紀 , “v-IoT: AR による仮想的 IoT 環境の構築と連想概念による適切な情報提示オブジェクト選択手法” 電子情報通信学会論文誌 D 104.1 (2021): 21-29
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