An agent based approach to distributed user profile management within a multi-modal environment

This paper describes the approach and the application of a generic set of user variables within the EMBASSI project. Within three application areas - home infotainment, automobile electronics, and public PoS - we collected the demands on variables for user profiling. The concrete set of the generic user variables are presented as well as the application of a User Profile Assistant within an agent framework for multimodal environments. The application of the generic set of user variables is shown by means of the application of a virtual character. We recommend the presented generic user variables as basis for multimodal environments.