Consumer interactive TV: what comes after the digital set-top box/TV combination?

Author

Hicks, J. AI ; Chappell, Margaret Ann

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

13-14 Jul 1994

Firstpage

71

Lastpage

74

Abstract

The paper presents a vision for the concept of a multimedia telephone and its role in providing access to interactive broadband services beyond the digital set-top box/television combination. It is clear that the user interface design will be the key to the success of a multimedia telephone. The paper includes a discussion of some of the key technologies which will be required to build a multimedia telephone and a description of a plan for building a working prototype as a first step towards the realization of a vision for a multimedia telephone

Keywords

broadband networks; interactive systems; multimedia systems; videotelephony; consumer interactive TV; digital set-top box/TV combination; interactive broadband services; multimedia telephone; user interface design; working prototype; Artificial intelligence; Buildings; Home appliances; Multimedia systems; Paper technology; Personal communication networks; Prototypes; TV; Telephony; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Community Networking Integrated Multimedia Services to the Home, 1994., Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2076-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CN.1994.337363

Filename

337363