Exploring the Design of Pay-Per-Use Objects in the Construction Domain

Fitton, Daniel, Sundramoorthy, Vasughi, Kortuem, Gerd, Brown, James L., Efstratiou, Christos, Finney, Joe, Davies, Nigel (2008) Exploring the Design of Pay-Per-Use Objects in the Construction Domain. In: Smart Sensing and Context. Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Smart Sensing and Context (EuroSSC 2008). Lecture Notes in Computer Science . pp. 192-205. Springer, Berlin, Germany ISBN 978-3-540-88792-8. E-ISBN 978-3-540-88793-5. (doi:10.1007/978-3-540-88793-5_15) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:38826)

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Abstract

Equipment used in the construction domain is often hired in order to reduce cost and maintenance overhead. The cost of hire is dependent on the time period involved and does not take into account the actual use equipment has received. This paper presents our initial investigation into how physical objects augmented with sensing and communication technologies can measure use in order to enable new pay-per-use payment models for equipment hire. We also explore user interaction with pay-per-use objects via mobile devices. The user interactions that take place within our prototype scenario range from simple information access to transactions involving multiple users. This paper presents the design, implementation and evaluation of a prototype pay-per-use system motivated by a real world equipment hire scenario. We also provide insights into the various challenges introduced by supporting a pay-per-use model, including data storage and data security in addition to user interaction issues.

Item Type:	Conference or workshop item (Paper)
DOI/Identification number:	10.1007/978-3-540-88793-5_15
Uncontrolled keywords:	Smart Objects, Pay-Per-Use, User Interaction, Mobile HCI
Subjects:	T Technology
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User:	Christos Efstratiou
Date Deposited:	19 Mar 2014 15:16 UTC
Last Modified:	05 Nov 2024 10:23 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/38826 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Efstratiou, Christos.

Creator's ORCID:	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6288-9579
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