mit project oxygen. vision “…computation has centered about machines, not people”. “in the...

MIT Project Oxygen

Vision

“…computation has centered about machines, not people”.

“In the future, computation will be human-centered. It will be freely available everywhere, like batteries and power sockets, or oxygen in the air we breathe”.

“…we'll communicate naturally, using speech and gestures that describe our intent”.

Challenges

Pervasive: must exist everywhere

Embedded: must merge with out world seamlessly

Flexible: must adapt to our changing needs

Eternal: must never shut down or reboot

Approach

E21s: Embedded devices Create intelligent spaces in offices, building, homes, etc.

Array of microphones/cameras, large area display

Source of computation

H21s: Handheld devices Mobile access point for intelligent spaces

Multiple communication protocols e.g. phone, beeper, radio, television

N21s: Networks Connect dynamically changing environments of mobile and stationary

devices

Room, building, or campus-wide communication

References

"MIT Project Oxygen." MIT Project Oxygen. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, n.d. Web.

Weiser, Mark. "Ubiquitous Computing." Ubiquitous Computing. N.p., 17 Mar. 1996. Web