SocICoAP: Social Interaction with Supplementary Sensors and Actuators through CoAP in Smartphones

In the Internet of Things (IoT) a worldwide network of sensors and actuators transmit data and actuate over the Internet. Nevertheless, the deployment of sensors and actuators usually requires tools to program and configure them before they can work, and not everyone has such access. Current smartphones are provided with a large set of sensors and actuators that can be incorporated in the IoT. With the aim of achieving seamless integration, this paper presents SocICoAP, a system that enables the sharing of sensors and actuators present in smartphones and installing custom ones at run-time in microcontrollers. In this way smartphones are integrated into the IoT, not only a sensor providing data from its built-in sensors but also as a gateway for nearby deployed sensors. Furthermore, the sensor data can also be globally shared and analysed through a cloud computing integration.