Context Acquisition Based on Load Sensing

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Context Acquisition Based on Load Sensing. / Schmidt, Albrecht; Strohbach, Martin; Van Laerhoven, Kristof et al.
Proceedings of Ubicomp 2002. Vol. 2498 Springer Verlag, 2002. p. 161-192 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Schmidt, A, Strohbach, M, Van Laerhoven, K, Friday, A & Gellersen, H 2002, Context Acquisition Based on Load Sensing. in Proceedings of Ubicomp 2002. vol. 2498, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer Verlag, pp. 161-192, Proceedings of Ubicomp 2002, Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 2498, Göteborg, Sweden, 1/09/02. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45809-3_26

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Schmidt, A., Strohbach, M., Van Laerhoven, K., Friday, A., & Gellersen, H. (2002). Context Acquisition Based on Load Sensing. In Proceedings of Ubicomp 2002 (Vol. 2498, pp. 161-192). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45809-3_26

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Schmidt A, Strohbach M, Van Laerhoven K, Friday A , Gellersen H. Context Acquisition Based on Load Sensing. In Proceedings of Ubicomp 2002. Vol. 2498. Springer Verlag. 2002. p. 161-192. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/3-540-45809-3_26

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Schmidt, Albrecht ; Strohbach, Martin ; Van Laerhoven, Kristof et al. / Context Acquisition Based on Load Sensing. Proceedings of Ubicomp 2002. Vol. 2498 Springer Verlag, 2002. pp. 161-192 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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