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Internet appliance
About: Internet appliance is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1974 publications have been published within this topic receiving 43571 citations.
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01 May 2001
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a system and network architecture for a plurality of internet-enabled appliances to communicate with each other and with a majority of users simultaneously in real time.
Abstract: The present invention provides a system and network architecture for a plurality of internet-enabled appliances to communicate with each other and with a plurality of users simultaneously in real time. In a preferred embodiment, a system in accordance with the present invention allows any appliance with built-in internet connectivity, or retrofitted with an interface device containing said connectivity, to communicate with a central server over the internet without human intervention. Software means is provided at the central server to enable such communication. Firmware and hardware means are provided for each appliance to connect to and disconnect from the central server on demand either through a dial-up connection or a dedicated communication line. The present invention allows for each device to send data to the central server, receive data from said server, or send data to and receive data from another device via the central server under user-programmable control means residing in the central server.
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TL;DR: The recent implementation of the secure Internet language Java on a smart card not only opens up smart-card programming to everyone but connects smart cards directly with standard programming applications in use on the Internet.
Abstract: The smart card-which offers Internet programmers a truly safe place to generate and store a private encryption key-will soon be recognized as a useful component of Internet computing. Until now the security precautions surrounding smart-card technology have effectively prevented its use in general computing systems, but the recent implementation of the secure Internet language Java on a smart card not only opens up smart-card programming to everyone but connects smart cards directly with standard programming applications in use on the Internet.
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15 Aug 2006TL;DR: In this paper, a call negotiation scheme was proposed to identify and locate the other calling party in order to establish a voice communication channel over the Internet to a telephony or computer device.
Abstract: A method and system are disclosed in which an Internet subscriber can establish real-time voice conversations over the Internet. By performing a call negotiation scheme to identify and locate the other calling party, an Internet telephone can establish a voice communication channel over the Internet to a telephony or computer device.
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15 Jun 2001TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present methods and systems for implementing an improved electronic mail (email) Internet appliance, which includes streamlined mechanisms for viewing and managing email messages and for accessing network services.
Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for implementing an improved electronic mail (email) Internet appliance. Improved capabilities include streamlined mechanisms for viewing and managing email messages and for accessing network services. An email Internet appliance obviates the conventional requirements of purchasing a personal computer and tying up a phone line for long periods of time in order to exchange email messages and to read on-line news updates.
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TL;DR: Comparing and contrast the determinants of mobile versus computer-based Internet in Japan shows that mobile Internet access, as compared to computer access, is determined less by demographics, socioeconomic status, and technological readiness, suggesting that barriers to Internet access are lower for mobile phones than is the case for computers.
Abstract: In Japan, the mobile phone has become an increasingly popular medium of accessing the Internet and e-mail, especially among those who may not have affordable access to a computer. The lower startup costs and the easier overall accessibility of mobile phones relative to personal computers suggest that the mobile phone may be a possible alternative for overcoming unequal access to information communication technology in Japan and elsewhere. Using microdata from 2001, we compare and contrast the determinants of mobile versus computer-based Internet in Japan. Our findings show that mobile Internet access, as compared to computer access, is determined less by demographics, socioeconomic status, and technological readiness, suggesting that barriers to Internet access are lower for mobile phones than is the case for computers.
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