Home Networking Middleware Infrastructure for Improved Audio/Video Appliance Functionality and Interoperability

Author

Corcoran, Peter ; Cucos, Alex ; Callaly, Frank

Author_Institution

Dept. Electron. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Ireland, Galway

Volume

2

fYear

2005

fDate

21-24 Nov. 2005

Firstpage

1316

Lastpage

1319

Abstract

A software architecture is described which significantly improves the accessability of multiple home appliances on a heterogeneous home network. Methods for aggregating devices into virtual clusters on a local middleware server are described. These metadevices combine the functionalities of multiple devices but are presented to the user as a single device with a single user interface. Some practical examples of working A/V metadevices are given

Keywords

home computing; middleware; multimedia systems; open systems; software architecture; audio streaming; audio/video appliance functionality; audio/video appliance interoperability; heterogeneous home network; home networking middleware infrastructure; middleware server; software architecture; video streaming; Consumer electronics; Costs; Ethernet networks; Home appliances; Home automation; Middleware; Software architecture; Streaming media; Wide area networks; Wireless LAN; Home Networks; Multimedia; Network Infrastructure; Video & Audio Streaming;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer as a Tool, 2005. EUROCON 2005.The International Conference on

Conference_Location

Belgrade

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0049-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EURCON.2005.1630200

Filename

1630200