MEX: a distributed software architecture for wearable computers

Author

Lehikoinen, J. ; Holopainen, J. ; Salmimaa, M. ; Aldrovandi, A.

Author_Institution

Nokia Res. Center, Tampere, Finland

fYear

1999

fDate

18-19 Oct. 1999

Firstpage

52

Lastpage

57

Abstract

A new dynamic software architecture for wearable computers is proposed. Key properties of this MEX architecture are examined and compared to some other existing software architecture. One application utilizing MEX, called WalkMap, is presented. The aim of the applications currently under development is to enhance the communication and cooperation of the users utilizing wearable computers in their daily lives. Based on that, the software components needed to access context information anywhere and the hardware requirements arising from constant usage are considered. The hardware platform for the software architecture developed is briefly described.

Keywords

distributed programming; portable computers; software architecture; MEX architecture; WalkMap; context information; daily lives; distributed software architecture; dynamic software architecture; hardware platform; hardware requirements; software components; wearable computers; Application software; Computer architecture; Context; Control systems; Delay; Electrical capacitance tomography; Hardware; Read only memory; Software architecture; Wearable computers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wearable Computers, 1999. Digest of Papers. The Third International Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0428-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISWC.1999.806650

Filename

806650