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2007年度第�T期 未踏ソフトウェア創造事業　　採択案件概要

１．担当ＰＭ

  David J. Farber ＰＭ　(Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University)

２．採択者氏名

開発代表者	：	榊原　寛　（慶応義塾大学　政策・メディア研究科）
共同開発者	：	米澤　拓郎　（慶応義塾大学　政策・メディア研究科）

３．プロジェクト管理組織

　 学校法人国際大学（グローバル・コミュニケーション・センター）

４．採択金額

　 7,370,000 円

５．テーマ名

　 PREMIS: Privacy Respected Multi-user Smart Object Service Environment

６．関連Webサイト

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７．申請テーマ概要

Due to the development of ubiquitous computing technologies, there are research to create services

　utilizing real world information. We proposed and realized a new service platform called uPackage

　to utilize daily objects information which are acquired from the attached sensor nodes.1 uPackage

　helps and enables people solve daily object related problems. We have been recognized our system’s

　value through publications and the media.

　The purpose of this proposal is uPackage to be multi-user supported system. We believe this

　will realize new services. As our life spaces, such as homes, offices, and laboratories, are shared

　by multiple users, daily objects used in the spaces are also shared by multiple users. Therefore, to

　realize multiple user supported system is crucial to realize ubiquitous computing environment. This

　proposal develops the following two mechanisms for the realization of multi-user smart object service

　environment.

　　1. Privacy respected mechanism to protect privacy information

　　　We define a region of space where smart objects are used by users. Besides, a set of users are

　　　also defined who has right to use the space. Users who utileze smart objects and sensor data

　　　are binded by the space. The data is disclosed according to a disclosure policy defined by the

　　　users. We call the space Privacy Respacted Area (PRA). PREMIS has a mechanism to

　　　offer PRA.

　　2. Universal interaction to control smart objectenvironment

　　This project propose Spot interaction technique that enables users to install, discovery,

　confirm and configure smart object services. Spot interaction uses coded spotlight to deal

　user information within PREMIS system. This means Spot interaction supports to configure

　privacy protection mechanism.

８．採択理由

During the previous efforts of the Smart Object development, the one major open issue was the privacy of the information; who could access the information and what problems that caused with respect to sensitive information about people and in particular health care information and potential personal security. The Smart Object idea could be even more valuable if these problem could be solved in an elegant but practical manner.

The proposers outline an attack on this problem. The mode of attack raised a set of interesting technical and policy issues that would make the funding of this effort worthwhile. The suggested approach does indicate a path that ,while it requires careful investigation of the security of the privacy mechanisms , is in the right direction.

Based on the good efforts of the prior funded work I would expect to see a high payoff in two parts. One is to focus the developers on the issues of privacy in the design of such systems and second to allow a more practical system to be developed and potentially marketed.

I recommend they be chosen and I would be happy to manage them.

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