Under CopyrightSchirmer, J.J.SchirmerBach, H.H.Bach2022-03-0920.03.20012000https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/33579410.24406/publica-fhg-335794In this article, we will give an overview of a context management facility that provides the required knowledge base and event mechanism to enable situation-aware assistance in the domain of consumer electronics. The automatic acquisition of information about the ecological and technical environment, as well as the »working« situation and preferences of the end-user, together establish the usage context and play an important role for a personalized, efficient information access and pro-active service offering. We propose an interface and architecture of a context management component (CONJURER), which is integrated into a multi-agent system. The context manager s main task is to provide the current usage context. Agents in the system query or change the context using appropriate KQML messages.enconsumer electronicscontextcontext-aware computingsituated computingsituation awarenessmulti-agent systemagent communication languageKQMLXML006conference paper