Creating Pervasive Services with Self-organizable Universal Boards

This paper proposes a novel way that allows users to create pervasive computing environments without experts. In this way, nonsmart components which form everyday objects such as furniture and appliances commonly found in homes and offices are made smart in advance, not in the way to convert non-smart objects to smart ones by attaching computers, sensors, and devices. As our first prototype to realize this method, we have developed u-Texture, a self-organizable universal board that enables to change its own behavior autonomously through recognition of its location, its inclination, and surrounding environment by assembling them physically.