Ubiquitous computing and its influence on MSE [multimedia software engineering]

Author

Muhlhäuser, Max

Author_Institution

Telecooperation Group, Darmstadt Univ. of Technol., Germany

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

48

Lastpage

55

Abstract

More than a decade after its invention, M. Weiser´s (1991) vision of ubiquitous computing finally seems to spark many research activities world-wide. This article reviews the ideas behind ubiquitous computing and puts them into the context of the technical possibilities of today and tomorrow. The lack of appropriate software engineering approaches is identified as a major obstacle en route. Following the discussion of open software engineering issues in general, multimedia-related issues are emphasized. The five-step UbiMedia chain is proposed as a reference model for the reconciliation of ubiquitous computing and multimedia

Keywords

mobile computing; multimedia computing; reviews; software engineering; technological forecasting; UbiMedia chain; multimedia software engineering; reference model; technical possibilities; ubiquitous computing; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Home appliances; Internet; Large-scale systems; Multimedia systems; Pervasive computing; Software engineering; Ubiquitous computing; Wearable computers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Multimedia Software Engineering, 2000. Proceedings. International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Taipei

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0933-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MMSE.2000.897191

Filename

897191