Context-driven on-board information support: Smart space-based architecture

Equipping vehicles with complicated information systems does not only introduce infotainment features but also makes it possible to implement new ideas to provide richer driving experience. The paper presents an approach integrating such concepts as smart space, collaborative recommendation system and context-based decision support. The key idea of the proposed approach is to implement context-based service fusion supported. This would provide a new, previously unavailable level of personalized on-board information support via generating solutions that take into account driver's preferences, information from various services as well as previous choices of users with similar interests. An application of these ideas is illustrated by an example of decision support taking into account available coupons and special offers. The system consists of several services that find, extract and process potentially useful information and provide it in a user-friendly vehicle interface. The smart space technology is used for providing interaction possibilities and interoperability of these services.