A Service Discovery Approach Based on a Quantitative Similarity Measure for M-Tourism Platforms

Fayçal M’hamed Bouyakoub, Abdelkader Belkhir

Department of Computer Science, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria.

DOI: 10.4236/cn.2012.43027                

Abstract

This paper presents a localization architecture for an m-tourism services delivery platform. The aim of the system is to deliver services for nomads (e-tourists) according to their localization and according to the results given by the search engine. This engine is based on a quantitative similarity measure. The discovered services are presented via a Web Map Service. Moreover, the platform integrates an adaptation sub-system for heterogeneous environments and an e-negotiation module.

Keywords

Mobile Location Services; Location Based Services; Services Discovery; Similarity Measure; M-Tourism

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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