Title :
The ESSAI teleshopping system: an example of a broadband multimedia application
Author :
Mercalli, Franco ; Negrini, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Centro di Cultura Sci., Como, Italy
fDate :
28 Nov- 2 Dec 1994
Abstract :
The goal of the paper is to show how the progress in multimedia and communication technologies makes possible the implementation of an effective teleshopping application, based on a unique control center connected through a network to a large number of remote low cost vending terminals. In the paper, the advantages that this centralized, network-based architecture has over a distributed one is highlighted and the lessons learned through the operation of a first prototype installed in Milan reported. This application is being studied and developed by a Consortium of 13 European Companies and Research Institutions in the frame of the RACE Project 2029 ESSAI, sponsored by the EEC
Keywords :
broadband networks; home shopping; multimedia communication; multimedia computing; retailing; telecommunication control; telecommunication services; telecommunication terminals; ESSAI teleshopping system; Milan; RACE Project 2029 ESSAI; broadband multimedia application; centralized network-based architecture; control center; prototype; remote low cost vending terminals; Broadband communication; Communication networks; Communication system control; Communications technology; Costs; Multimedia communication; Multimedia systems; Prototypes; Roads; Teleconferencing;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1994. GLOBECOM '94. Communications: The Global Bridge., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1820-X
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1994.513584
