© 2001 trace r&d center, university of wisconsin directions in next generation information and...

© 2001 Trace R&D Center,University of Wisconsin

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Directions in Next Generation Information and Telecommunication Technologies

Gregg VanderheidenDecember 5, 2001

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The pace of change is breathtaking

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We already have Web servers

that the size of a Pea

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iPic

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And people are working on smart dust ….

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Smart Dust Components

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We will soon be able to alter environments to fit our needs.

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And environments that can interact with us and give us feedback

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SensatexSmart Shirt System

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Project OXYGEN (MIT)

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We will have the ability to replace the interface on a products

with an interface which better meets our needs and constraints

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NCITS – V2

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Braille Lite PIX

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We have computers we can wear…

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CharmITCharmed

Technology

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Computers integrated into our clothes

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Wearable ElectronicsICD+ Jacket (Philips)

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Or on our hands and arms and fingers

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Digital Jewelry (IBM)

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Bluetooth Enabled Headsets

“Cut the cord...”

Plantronics M1000 wireless headset

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Embedded into our glasses

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Remembered SpectaclesMIT Media Lab

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We will not only be able to have an instant display of anything we want –

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But we will also be able to superimpose an altered reality on the reality around us

to make it better accommodate us.

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Language translation – projection on scene

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We will be able to summon assistance on Demand

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Assistance Mentoring Services

Remote Assistance(“DesktopStreaming”)

Telecoaching

Expertcity Inc.

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Personal Services on Demand

Service Spectrum

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We have the potential to have devices so inexpensive that they can be within the reach of anyone,

regardless of their economic status

And inexpensive enough that there will be no concern with providing them even to individuals who may not take care of them, or leave them, or have them

stolen by a bully.

What if the communication systems cost no more than a ball point pen.

Most people would have dozens around and even the poorest could afford them and no-one would steal them. (at least the “BIC” version).

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Super Thin TechnologyPaper Phone (Dieceland)

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We have foldable keyboards

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Fabric ElectronicsElectroTextiles

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PDAs the size of a credit card…REX 6000 MicroPDA (Xircom)

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Olfactory User

Interfaces

DigiScents

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Adaptive Brain Interfaces ESPRIT Project 28193

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Web sites you can talk to.Ramona takes you to the future - KurzweilAI.net

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And we are now talking about switches that are one molecule…

and one atom… in size.

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We cannot really comprehend what all we will be able to do.

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Lets Come Back to Today

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Phones that turn into PDAs

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PDAs that turn into phones

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And PDA / Phones

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Reference Designs

Low Vision

Blindness

Hard of Hearing

Deaf

Physical

Cognitive

Language

Reading

Using technologies all in phones today

Changes to the software

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Also for Text Telephony

VoiceSign lang.

Text in Video call.

Call control

Example of a Total Conversation User Interface

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Total Conversation -a Complete Standardized Family

H.248 Text - aware Gateway (Annex F)

V.18

Text telephony

Transparent

Equalizer for legacy

T.140

PSTN

H.223

V.34/V.80

AL1 H.245

H.324

T.140

Voiceand

video

PSTN

T.124GCC

T.134

T.120 Dataconferencing

T.123

T.140

DATACONF.

H.323

H.225.0

Networkaccess

T.140

RTP H.245

Voiceand

video

IP

H.221

Networkaccess

H.320

H.224

T.140

Voiceand

video

ISDN

3G.324Mobile system

H.223

Mobiletransmission

Voiceand

video

AL1 H.245

T.140

CS MMMobile

RTP

IETF SIP

SDP

IP

Networktransmission

Voiceand

videoT.140

IP

GSMMobile system

CTM

Audio coding

Mobiletransmission

voiceT.140

GSM text

Total Conversation service defined in ITU-T F.703

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Goal

Anyone, can choose to communicate in any form Speech Text Gesture / Sign Image

Gateways allow transfer between all formats for these forms – and between old and new technologies.

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Some Issues - Questions Opportunity to move away from “special telecom technologies” to

“special telecom needs” met with std tech With std software / features With special targeted software

Requires Flexible interfaces (AT takes up slack) Guarantee of network interconnection and gateways (no option)

Old to new Between all new

Comparable cost

What will it take?

Who is responsible?

Will it happen?