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Proceedings ArticleDOI
21 May 2007
TL;DR: The benefits of adopting service-oriented architectures at the level of communications between resource-constrained embedded devices, in particular for industrial device networks, are outlined.
Abstract: This paper outlines the benefits of adopting service-oriented architectures at the level of communications between resource-constrained embedded devices, in particular for industrial device networks. It focuses on the usage of the devices profile for Web services as the underpinning of such "smart device" architectures and discusses an early implementation thereof. It further illustrates how "dumb " or "legacy" devices can be integrated using a gatewaying approach.

112 citations


Patent
31 Oct 2007
TL;DR: In this article, a method of demonstrating a product such as a household appliance having an internal communications network connecting two or more components includes using a smart device having demonstration software to communicate with the internal communication network and assume control of one or more of the components to effect a demonstration of features of the product.
Abstract: A method of demonstrating a product such as a household appliance having an internal communications network connecting two or more components includes using a smart device having demonstration software to communicate with the internal communications network and assume control of one or more of the components to effect a demonstration of features of the product.

65 citations


Patent
05 Jun 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, a method and apparatus is described for automatically processing a captured digital image taken by a smart device at a fixed-location, mobile or virtual event, and synchronizing the combination of that captured primary image with a secondary image, be it a picture frame, or a watermark to create a combined media image.
Abstract: A internet based method and apparatus is described for automatically processing a captured digital image taken by a smart device at a fixed-location, mobile or virtual event, and synchronizing the combination of that captured primary image with a secondary image, be it a picture frame, or a watermark to create a combined media image. If desired, the combined image may also contain an audio file. Once combined, the image may be stored for later viewing, and/or automatically returned to the user of the smart device or the PC of the user who captured the primary image, forwarded to an online print service website, posted to a photo sharing website, and/or forwarded to a distribution list. The automated post processing of said captured images is handled by a process engine hosted at an Application Provider's website, the process engine containing instructions for the media combining and metadata tagging of said images.

42 citations


Patent
11 Dec 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, a method of enabling adaptable demonstrations of products provides products with an internal communications network among at least two components, and includes distributing the products to vendors in different markets, providing to each vendor at least one smart device capable of assuming control of a component in the products, and distributing demonstration software to the vendors having smart devices.
Abstract: A method of enabling adaptable demonstrations of products provides products with an internal communications network among at least two components, and includes distributing the products to vendors in different markets, providing to each vendor at least one smart device capable of assuming control of a component in the products, and distributing demonstration software to the vendors having smart devices. The demonstration software is unique to the vendor and/or the market so that the smart devices in different markets or among different vendors can be uniquely adapted to cause demonstration of the components in the products.

22 citations


Proceedings ArticleDOI
Weili Han1, Yi Wang1, Ye Cao1, Jiping Zhou1, Lixing Wang1 
18 Sep 2007
TL;DR: A novel method to anti-phishing by smart device that can greatly improve the security of authentication by automatically filling the field of user ID and password to the LUI if LUI passes the verification of smart mobile device.
Abstract: Phishing is a popular technique to thieve user's authentication information, especially password. The key issue is that it is difficult for user to distinguish fake login user interface (LUI) from normal LUI. This paper introduces a novel method to anti-phish by smart device. In our method, a smart device pre-stores feature information of LUI. Before entering authentication information, a plug-in of Web browser at host side will verify the validation of LUI according to pre-stored LUI information. Bluetooth provides a communication channel between the plug-in and the smart device. Furthermore, the smart device can automatically fill the field of user ID and password to the LUI if LUI passes the verification of smart mobile device. Compared with other solutions, this solution can greatly improve the security of authentication.

18 citations


Patent
Li-Ju Chen1, Ying-Chen Yu1
20 Aug 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Message Automatic Routing Technique (SMART) device that includes a unique identifier and a SMART engine.
Abstract: The present invention discloses a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Message Automatic Routing Technique (SMART) device that includes a unique identifier and a SMART engine. The unique identifier can be used by an SIP based communication server as a communication endpoint, which means that the unique identifier for the SMART device is used by an SIP server to route communication requests to the SMART device. The SMART engine can forward received SIP messages to other communication devices in a manner transparent to the SIP based communication server. In one embodiment, the SMART device can be a consumer communication device, such as a computer having soft phone software installed, a mobile telephone, or an SIP enabled communication device.

10 citations


Patent
31 Dec 2007
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a method for detecting an error in a portion of the signal and a command to eliminate the signal portion is issued in response to detecting the error.
Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for mitigating signal noise at a wireless smart device reader are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method (performed at a wireless smart device reader) that includes receiving a signal from a wireless smart device and checking for an error in a portion of the signal. In response to detecting the error, an error flag is set in an error register to indicate the presence of noise in the signal portion. The error register is repeatedly polled in order to detect the setting of the error flag. In response to detecting the setting of the error flag, a command to eliminate the signal portion is issued.

10 citations


Proceedings ArticleDOI
08 Oct 2007
TL;DR: The fundamental design aspects and implementation issues encountered during the development of the Telematic Framework, which can be applied quite successfully to specific problems like robot navigation and sensor fusion as discussed here, are discussed.
Abstract: Many environment and task specific methods and systems for building Service Robots exist. However vast strides in the evolution of smart device technologies and telematics create the need for a Telematic Framework that is generic, scalable, modular and dynamic. This Framework though generic in nature can be applied quite successfully to specific problems like robot navigation and sensor fusion as discussed here. The fundamental design aspects and implementation issues encountered during the development are discussed. Experiments were conducted and the results of the deployment of three major peripheral modules of the telematics framework namely the GSM/GPRS based communication module, GIS based decision support module and smart client integration modules ( for GPS sensor) are reported in this paper.

10 citations


Proceedings ArticleDOI
26 Mar 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors defined an appropriated multi-agent smart health management architecture based on smart device models, communication agents and a distributed control system for self-health awareness in the context of unmanned vehicles.
Abstract: Integrated vehicle health management (IVHM) systems on modern aircraft or autonomous unmanned vehicles should provide diagnostic and prognostic capabilities with lower support costs and amount of data traffic. When mission objectives cannot be reached for the control system since unanticipated operating conditions exists, namely a failure, the mission plan must be revised or altered according to the health monitoring system assessment. Representation of the system health knowledge must facilitate interaction with the control system to compensate for subsystem degradation. Several generic architectures have been described for the implementation of health monitoring systems and their integration with the control system. In particular, the OSA-CBM approach is considered in this work as initial point, and it is evolved in the sense of self-health awareness, by defining an appropriated multi-agent smart health management architecture based on smart device models, communication agents and a distributed control system. A case study about its application on fuel-cells as auxiliary power generator will demonstrate the integration

9 citations


Proceedings ArticleDOI
06 Apr 2007
TL;DR: A $29 million Collaborative Research Laboratory for Smart Materials and Structures (CRL) at the University of Michigan (UM) was established by General Motors (GM) and University of Southern California (USC) as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The field of Smart Materials and Structures is evolving from high-end, one-of-a-kind products for medical, military and aerospace applications to the point of viability for mainstream affordable high volume products for automotive applications For the automotive industry, there are significant potential benefits to be realized including reduction in vehicle mass, added functionality and design flexibility and decrease in component size and cost To further accelerate the path from basic research and development to launched competitive products, General Motors (GM) has teamed with the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan (UM) to establish a $29 Million Collaborative Research Laboratory (CRL) in Smart Materials and Structures Researchers at both GM and UM are working closely together to create leap-frog technologies which start at conceptualization and proceed all the way through demonstration and handoff to product teams, thereby bridging the traditional technology gap between industry and academia In addition to Smart Device Technology Innovation, other thrust areas in the CRL include Smart Material Maturity with a basic research focus on overcoming material issues that form roadblocks to commercialism and Mechamatronic System Design Methodology with an applied focus on development tools (synthesis and analysis) to aid the engineer in application of smart materials to system engineering This CRL is a global effort with partners across the nation and world from GM's Global Research Network such as HRL Laboratories in California and GM's India Science Lab in Bangalore, India This paper provides an overview of this new CRL and gives examples of several of the projects underway

8 citations


Journal Article
TL;DR: The Open System Architecture - Condition-Based Maintenance (OSA-CBM) approach is considered in this work as initial point, and it is evolved in the sense of self-health awareness, by defining an appropriated multi-agent smart health management architecture based on smart device models, communication agents and a distributed control system.
Abstract: Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) systems on modern aircraft or autonomous unmanned vehicles should provide diagnostic and prognostic capabilities with lower support costs and amount of data traffic. When mission objectives cannot be reached for the control system since unanticipated operating conditions exists, namely a failure, the mission plan must be revised or altered according to the health monitoring system assessment. Representation of the system health knowledge must facilitate interaction with the control system to compensate for subsystem degradation. Several generic architectures have been described for the implementation of health monitoring systems and their integration with the control system. In particular, the Open System Architecture - Condition-Based Maintenance (OSA-CBM) approach is considered in this work as initial point, and it is evolved in the sense of self-health awareness, by defining an appropriated multi-agent smart health management architecture based on smart device models, communication agents and a distributed control system. A case study about its application on fuel-cells as auxiliary power generator will demonstrate the integration.

Patent
14 Nov 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, a building "zero deformation" intelligent control system is in the main structure of the drive system and intelligent control systems; drive system including the driver of the source, device drivers, heat-resistance, temperature measurement, smart anchoring device; driving force source is a shape memory alloy materials, and layout of the components in vitro in the structure, layout can be linear shape, broken line or curve, the two ends of the smart device, and main structure Anchorage; drives and driven through the wire to form a closed-loop source, the driving force
Abstract: Building 'zero deformation' intelligent control system is in the main structure of the drive system and intelligent control systems; drive system including the driver of the source, device drivers, heat-resistance, temperature measurement, smart anchoring device; driving force source is a shape memory alloy materials, and layout of the components in vitro in the structure, layout can be linear shape, broken line or curve, the two ends of the smart device, and the main structure Anchorage; drives and driven through the wire to form a closed-loop source, the driving force for the realization of the driving source, the thermal resistance in the fixed-driven source, and temperature measurement instrument connectivity, intelligent control system of the state, including the monitor, the computer control system, the installation of monitoring in the main structure in the control section, the computer control system and drive system connections, a closed control loops, computer analysis of the structural members of the information, and control of the actuator drive system. Buildings can be precisely controlled deformation.

Proceedings ArticleDOI
04 Dec 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, the design and implementation of a home surveillance system which provides the functions of remote video streaming and home surveillance is proposed and the embedded system is selected as the platform to implement the surveillance system with its advantages of lower power consumption, small volume, low cost and high mobility.
Abstract: In this paper we propose the design and implementation of a home surveillance system which provides the functions of remote video streaming and home surveillance. Video streaming is dissimilar to the traditional mode called "Play after download", the key point being the mode called "Play as received". In the video streaming server therefore video stream packets are transmitted via User Datagram Protocol (UDP). UDP does not guarantee reliability or ordering in the way that TCP does. Datagrams may arrive out of order, appear duplicated or go missing without notice, but it has the advantage that it transmits and plays packets real time. However, it is unreliable because there is no error detection mechanism. If a packet is lost, it will not be restored and transmitted. Instead of a PC we select the embedded system as the platform to implement the surveillance system with its advantages of lower power consumption, small volume, low cost and high mobility. This system is based on the kernel of an ARM board with the Camera module being triggered by a Pyroelectric Infrared Sensor (PIR) which senses changes in the external temperature from an invader and captures the relevant images. At the same time, by using a PDA, a smart device or a PC, the user can link to the video streaming server constructed on the embedded board via the Internet and browse the Webpage to monitor the surveillance area.

Proceedings ArticleDOI
05 Nov 2007
TL;DR: A new-type dynamic auto-monitoring system based on Smart Device that had the succinct window interface, simply operation, powerful function, and was very convenient to carry is developed.
Abstract: This paper has developed a new-type groundwater dynamic auto-monitoring system based on Smart Device. The system adopted Smart Device as host computer of data acquisition, used Windows Mobile which was prevalent operation system of Smart Device now, software development environment Visual Studio.NET 2003, and C# as the developing language based on .NET framework. It adopted serial port RS232 as the communication interface between Smart Device and monitor host machine and utilized multi-threading design to achieve serial port communication. It adopted the standardized and textual XML to store the data. And this system implemented the function of data acquiring, file managing, and analysing and displaying. In virtue of fully considerations in characteristic of Smart Device, this system had the succinct window interface, simply operation, powerful function, and was very convenient to carry. Moreover it has already made very good use result in practice.

Journal Article
TL;DR: In Japan, not content to chit chat, download ringtones, or text message each other in staccato blasts, the kids and others have been using their phones to pay for convenience items, too, and the technology is mostly worked out, the business models are still being sorted out.
Abstract: In Japan, they keep finding more things to do with their mobile. Not content to chit chat, download ringtones, or text message each other in staccato blasts, the kids and others have been using their phones to pay for convenience items, too. This evokes an image of the future where everyone, everywhere, just may leave a wallet at home. Mag stripe readers be gone--it's all in the wrist! Granted, it happened in the country of eight islands on the back of an existing ticketing application for public transportation that, basically, nestled an RFID chip within the phone. And Japan's population density and other cultural factors, including gadget fever, helped make the phone more than a voice portal. Still, the use of a "digital wallet for the subway," (also available in London and on trial here in NYC) ultimately led to using mobile phones for retail and it could happen here, notes Jonathan Collins, senior analyst RFID and contactless technologies, ABI Research, London. In tutorial mode, Collins points out that radio frequency identification, much like sonar, uses specific radio frequencies to uniquely identify an object in space. This capability is a key one behind the recent rise of digital wallet applications. Another protocol generating buzz is near field communications (NFC). Using a slightly different frequency, NFC forces signals to travel shorter distances, but allows them to be read by a receiving device with an operating system and applications on it--that is, computers or, these days, cell phones. While comparatively few phones come with this embedded chip today, that will be changing according some who spoke with ABA BJ. This exchange of smart device to smart device allows payment capabilities to occur. Japan's experience Popularity of mobile pay in Japan can be largely attributed to the strategic will and market clout of mobile giant NTT DoCoMo, as widely reported in payments-oriented trade publications. In addition to the stored-value capabilities being offered, the carrier introduced and heavily promoted credit purchase capability for its contactless payment service called Osaifu-Keita within the last year. The convenience is a draw, but maybe, too, fewer consumers in places like Japan fret about dropped calls, making them more than willing to move onto additional services. (According to an article written by Andrew Cole, president CSMG Adventis, Boston, U.S. wireless brands are still disliked even as penetration here closes in on 50%. Yet other analysts point out that service, like network speed, is improving all the time, and all we need here is one good success story to render irrelevant past image issues.) While the technology is mostly worked out, the business models are still being sorted out. "In Japan, DoCoMo had 80% of the subscriber base for wireless services and was able to pull Visa and issuers in line to influence the rapid development of the infrastructure at merchant locations," explains Javelin Strategy and Research Senior Analyst Bruce Cundiff. In Europe and Africa, likewise, where great distances and/or leapfrogging technologies have put users on the fast track, mobile phone providers are very active in mobile payments, according to Johann Dreyer, CEO, S1, Atlanta. Mobile gets tested In the U.S., a field trial by Visa was successfully conducted last December in which 150 Atlanta Thrashers and Atlanta Hawks season ticket holders with both a Chase-issued Visa credit account and a Cingular wireless account made payments at contactless readers supplied by ViVOtech at concession stands throughout the arena, notes Pam Zuercher, vice-president of product innovation, Visa, San Francisco. (Fans also downloaded content like wallpapers, screensavers, and video clips of their favorite players). This pilot, which gave Visa useful details about what kinds of devices customers would accept for paying at the point of purchase, said that paying with a cell, or downloading coupon information from a poster onto the mobile phone, seemed to connect with test group participants. …

Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: This paper presents a fault-tolerant clock synchronization technique that can be used for a low-cost embedded system using a CAN bus and the effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated with a set of microcontrollers and DC motor-based actuators.
Abstract: Networked embedded systems using the smart device and fieldbus technologies are now found in many industrial fields including process automation and automobiles. However the discrepancy between a node`s view of current time and the rest of the system can cause many difficulties in the design and implementation of a networked system. To provide a networked system with a global reference time, the problem of clock synchronization has been intensively studied over the decades. However, many of the existing solutions, which are mainly developed for large scale distributed computer systems, cannot be directly applied to embedded systems. This paper presents a fault-tolerant clock synchronization technique that can be used for a low-cost embedded system using a CAN bus. The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated with a set of microcontrollers and DC motor-based actuators.

Patent
21 Jun 2007
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an assembly model for service or component-based applications that are distributed on a smart device, and provide a verification algorithm for assembling, which includes modeling communication capabilities (310, 321, etc.) of components (704, 706, etc.).
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assembly model for service- or component-based applications that are distributed on a smart device, and to provide a verification algorithm for assembling. SOLUTION: Modeling a component-based application includes modeling communication capabilities (310, 321, etc.) of components (704, 706, etc.) of the application; modeling a plan for interlinking components (704, 706, etc.) of the application; modeling communication capabilities of a compound component (850, 920) constituted of a plurality of constituent components; and determining, if the interlinked components are compatible for communicating validly in the application. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Patent
11 Dec 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe an internal communications network connecting two or more components, and software architecture implemented on the network that identifies the components, communicates the capabilities of each identified component, provides a command interface for operating the component, and facilitates communication between the components and devices external to the product.
Abstract: A product in the form of a household appliance has an internal communications network connecting two or more components, and software architecture implemented on the network that identifies the components, communicates the capabilities of each identified component, communicates the status of each identified component, provides a command interface for operating the components, and facilitates communication between the components and devices external to the product. An external smart device having demonstration software communicates with the internal communications network and is in control of at least one of the components to effect a demonstration of features of the product.

Patent
19 Jul 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, a gaming machine system and associated method are provided, and the user's biometric information and smart device and/or personal identifier information are reconciled, and use of the gaming machine and a gaming related transaction is then conditionally allowed based on the reconciliation.
Abstract: A gaming machine system and associated method are provided. Initially, biometric information, and smart device and/or personal identifier information are received from a gaming machine user. Such received biometric information, and smart device and/or personal identifier information are then reconciled. Use of the gaming machine and/or a gaming-related transaction is then conditionally allowed based on the reconciliation.

Proceedings ArticleDOI
08 Oct 2007
TL;DR: This paper develops a smart device to indicate weather conditions that employs the fuzzy algorithm to calculate the comfort level and demonstrates the feasibility of the algorithm and the effectiveness of the system.
Abstract: This paper develops a smart device to indicate weather conditions. This device is composed of four parts: a sensing module, a wireless communication module, a computing module and a display module. The sensing module collects weather information by sensors. The computing module employs the fuzzy algorithm to calculate the comfort level. The display module presents the comfort level via music and color. Results of simulations and experiments demonstrate the feasibility of the algorithm and the effectiveness of the system.