Internet appliance

About: Internet appliance is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1974 publications have been published within this topic receiving 43571 citations.

Embedded-Internet Devices: A Means of Realising th Pervasive Computing Vision.

Abstract: This paper explores the feasibility of applying newly emerging low-cost embedded-Internet devices in support of pervasive computing; a new vision whereby domestic appliances are provided with Internet connections enabling them to be accessed and controlled from anywhere, anytime, via any web based interface. The principal challenges addressed by this work were how to design an embedded -Internet computing architecture that supported appliance control, multimode heterogeneous clients interfacing and mixed wired and wireless communication. We present a generic architectural solution for the design of Internet appliances. We show how this can be realised by describing a practical implementation based around a novel, “botanical plant care” embedded-Internet appliance. In this the server-side utilised a Dallas Semiconductors TINI embedded-Internet device, as this product typified the available off-the-shelf technology. The client side was based around PCs, PDAs and mobile phones using Web and WAP interfaces. The communication mediums were wired-IP, WiFi and Bluetooth. The choice of these technologies was driven by their widespread public use which is leading them to become the de-facto standards in this area. From this work we show that it is feasible to use the new generation of low-cost embedded-Internet devices, with minimal development facilities, to “quickly” create interesting high-tech applications for the new ranges of Internet products that are envisaged by the pervasive computing vision.

Internet telephone apparatus, communication system utilizing wide area data communication network, and terminal adapter

Abstract: To prevent a calling party from paying an Internet connection fee when a called party is busy, in an Internet telephone, a call setting message including a sub-address to the called party is used to notify the called party of an incoming call which can be placed through the Internet. ISDN terminal adapters of the calling party and the called party are automatically connected to access points to the Internet to reduce the telephone rate when using the Internet.

The Story of the Internet of Things: Issues in utility, connectivity, and security.

Abstract: The ieee consumer electronics (CE) society is focused on end users. The CE industry sells stories of products and benefits. The story for the Internet of Things (IoT) has three parts: utility, connectivity, and trust. Our industry will find that this story will be difficult to fulfill.

Systems and methods for integrating information from a database in a handheld internet appliance into a web site

Abstract: Systems and methods for transferring information from a local database in a handheld Internet appliance to a web site displayed on the handheld Internet appliance is provided. The systems and methods of the present invention consist of a software solution that enables users of handheld Internet appliances to automatically transfer information from local databases associated with local applications in the handheld Internet appliance to web sites containing on-line forms. A user interface is provided in the web site for enabling the user to automatically fill on-line forms with information stored in the handheld Internet appliance.