Goal oriented assistance for extended multimedia systems and dynamic technical infrastructures

Present-day technical infrastructures and appliances provide a plenty of opportunities for simplifying and supporting the everyday life. However, many of the systems available today - such as typical feature loaded multimedia or infotainment systems - are not always efficiently usable for the average person. This paper presents a planning-based approach to helping the user to control such complex infrastructures. It describes the architectural concept, which makes it possible to integrate classical Artificial Intelligence technology - such as planning and scheduling - into the domain of networked consumer appliances, like multimedia systems and room control. Especially, we concentrate on the architectural concepts, which allows us to create systems that can be extended dynamically and that are not build by a single vendor.