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{Location-Aware} Scheduling with Minimal Infrastructure

Abstract

Mobile computers often benefit from software which adapts to their location. For example, a computer might be backed up when at the office, or the default printer might always be a nearby one. In many existing systems, location-triggered actions are only possible for specific applications or with special infrastructure. This paper describes lcron, a system which supports user-configurable actions triggered on change in location or other events common to mobile computers. Key features of lcron are its use of existing clues for location information and mapping low-level location information into user-sensible terms. Lcron uses a number of existing sources of location such as network connection and base station ID, allowing it to work without special hardware or GPS receivers. We map sources of low-level information such as IP address and latitude/longitude into user-meaningful logical locations. We describe the design, implementation and our experiences with this system.

Metadata

publication
2000 USENIX Annual Technical Conference (USENIX ATC 00), 2000
year
2000
publication date
2000
authors
John Heidemann, Dhaval Shah
link
https://www.usenix.org/event/usenix2000/general/full_papers/heidemann/heidemann_html/
resource_link
https://www.usenix.org/event/usenix2000/general/full_papers/heidemann/heidemann_html/
conference
2000 USENIX Annual Technical Conference (USENIX ATC 00)