Leasing Service for Networks of Interactive Public Displays in Urban Spaces

Abstract

Abstract. This paper reports performance metrics and end-user perceptions of a display leasing service, introduced for a network of public displays. Through leasing, users can acquire a temporary ownership of a public display and utilize it as an application UI element together with a personal mobile device. We argue that this functionality is necessary as the quantity of public displays grows, in order to facilitate public resource utilization and alleviate patterns such as queuing and polling. We implemented a prototype of the leasing service and conducted a field trial with a real-world city centre scenario, through which we analyze the service's signaling overhead and key deployment challenges.

Towards interactive smart spaces

“…For example, the smart spaces have to enable and manage users' concurrent access to resources. This requires the smart spaces to support sharing and collaborative usage of resources, access conflict resolution and timely exchange of information between users [22,43]. Another issue is related to supporting continuous discovery and management of resources.…”