Service-oriented middleware for Smart Home applications

Smart Homes uses different devices including sensors and actuators to provide services that assist in performing the activities of daily living. Currently these smart homes are developed in a manual and adhoc way. Manually configured smart homes create scalability, extensibility and cost problem. The need for a uniform platform for intercommunication among devices and a middleware abstraction using service-oriented technology is presented in this paper. A layered architecture for smart home developers to use is presented. Different demos that take advantage of the service-oriented middleware layer are shown.