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20th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications - Volume 2 (AINA'06)
Wireless Ad-hoc Network-Based Tourist Information Delivery System
Vienna, Austria
April 18-April 20
ISBN: 0-7695-2466-4
Kenji Kawasaki, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Japan
Atsushi Shimizu, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Japan
Kazuya Monden, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Japan
Hiroki Satoh, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Japan
Masato Hayashi, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Japan
Susumu Matsui, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Japan
Wireless ad-hoc network technology is an important technology for achieving pervasive computing. Very few studies up until now have focused on applying and evaluating ad-hoc network technology for an actual system. Therefore, we constructed a tourist information delivery system in an actual tourist area by using this ad-hoc network technology and conducted a field trial. Our system can automatically deliver tourist guide information when someone who has a PDA approaches a specific location. We measured ad-hoc network performance in the real field environment. We also handed out a simple questionnaire, and about 90% of the respondents had a positive impression of our tourist information delivery system. However, many respondents were concerned about the network quality and security. To put the ad-hoc network technology to practical use, we need to further study from the viewpoint of users? needs as well as technical aspects.
Citation:
Kenji Kawasaki, Atsushi Shimizu, Kazuya Monden, Hiroki Satoh, Masato Hayashi, Susumu Matsui, "Wireless Ad-hoc Network-Based Tourist Information Delivery System," aina, vol. 2, pp.138-142, 20th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications - Volume 2 (AINA'06), 2006
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