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Abstract:
This paper presents a novel framework and paradigm for creating rapidly deployable intelligent interactive environments, and in particular, homes. We argue that common household information appliances, such as televisions and stereos, present a seamless and non-intrusive point from which to observe and interact with members of a household. To this end, we describe the framework of our distributed software agent system and the underlying hardware infrastructure. We also briefly describe applications that can be built with our system.