1st International ICST Conference on Ambient Media and Systems

Research Article

Delivering Interactive Multimedia Services in Dynamic Pervasive Computing Environments

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.AMBISYS2008.2908,
        author={Cristian Hesselman and Pablo Cesar and Ishan Vaishnavi and Mathieu Boussard and Ralf Kernchen and Stefan Meissner and Antonietta Spedalieri and Albert Sinfreu and Christian R\aa{}ck},
        title={Delivering Interactive Multimedia Services in Dynamic Pervasive Computing Environments},
        proceedings={1st International ICST Conference on Ambient Media and Systems},
        publisher={ICST},
        proceedings_a={AMBI-SYS},
        year={2010},
        month={5},
        keywords={Adaptive multimodal interfaces IMS non-monolithic rendering},
        doi={10.4108/ICST.AMBISYS2008.2908}
    }
    
  • Cristian Hesselman
    Pablo Cesar
    Ishan Vaishnavi
    Mathieu Boussard
    Ralf Kernchen
    Stefan Meissner
    Antonietta Spedalieri
    Albert Sinfreu
    Christian Räck
    Year: 2010
    Delivering Interactive Multimedia Services in Dynamic Pervasive Computing Environments
    AMBI-SYS
    ICST
    DOI: 10.4108/ICST.AMBISYS2008.2908
Cristian Hesselman1,*, Pablo Cesar2,*, Ishan Vaishnavi2,*, Mathieu Boussard3,*, Ralf Kernchen4,*, Stefan Meissner4,*, Antonietta Spedalieri5,*, Albert Sinfreu5,*, Christian Räck6,*
  • 1: Telematica Instituut, Netherlands
  • 2: Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica, Netherlands
  • 3: Alcatel-Lucent, France
  • 4: University of Surrey, United Kingdom
  • 5: Telefónica I+D, Spain
  • 6: Fraunhofer Fokus, Germany
*Contact email: cristian.hesselman@telin.nl, p.s.cesar@cwi.nl, i.vaishnavi@cwi.nl, Mathieu.Boussard@alcatel-lucent.fr, r.kernchen@surrey.ac.uk, s.meissner@surrey.ac.uk, alberts@tid.es, aspedal@tid.es, christian.raeck@fokus.fraunhofer.de

Abstract

This paper introduces a distributed system for next generation multimedia support in dynamically changing pervasive computing environments. The overall goal is to enhance the experience of mobile users by intelligently adapting the way a service is presented, in particular by adapting the way the user receives multimedia content from the service and how he interacts with the service. The system tailors this presentation to the user’s context, for instance based on his current activity (e.g., driving or walking) or the characteristics of the devices that surround him (e.g., devices for multimedia rendering and user interaction devices). The system integrates with the (IMS-based) service platforms of “beyond 3G” telecom operators and allows multimedia content to be rendered on multiple devices at the same time. It can also dynamically and seamlessly adapt the way a service is presented while it is being used (e.g., from gesture-based input to voice commands). These changes are triggered by changes in the user’s context (e.g., when the user gets into his car). This paper discusses the system’s requirements, presents an architecture proposal and describes its current implementation.