Migratory Interactive Applications for Ubiquitous Environments [Paperback]

Ubiquitous environments are important because they allow users to move about freely and continue the interaction with the available applications through a variety of interactive devices (including cell phones, PDA's, desktop computers, digital television sets, and intelligent watches).A frustrating limitation is that people have to start their session over again from the beginning at each interaction device change.This book reports results based on the work in the OPEN project.It provides solutions able to address three key aspects: device change, state persistence and content adaptation.There is a lack of migratory services technology for the migration of applications in different usage scenarios.This book offers a general and open migratory service platform solution based on a sound and innovative scientific approach developed by a multi-disciplinary consortium combining the expertise of three technological world leaders, three well-known research organizations and one SME.

This book addresses emerging issues in ubiquitous environments. Reporting results based on the work in the OPEN project, the book provides solutions able to address three key aspects: device change, state persistence and content adaptation.

1.Introduction.- Overall View.- Motivations.- Objectives.- Technical and Architectural Aspects.- Structure of the Book.- 2.State of the Art in Migration.- Introduction to Migration Frameworks.- Support for Application Migration.- Middleware Support for Migration.- Network Mobility Support for Migration.- Context Support for Migration.- Migratory Services for Games.- Advances over the State of the Art.- Advances in Migratory User Interfaces.- Advances in the Migration of the Application Logic.- Summary of Main Advances over the State of the Art.- 3.Migration Opportunities.- Setting the Scene.- Multiscreen Ambition.- Migration Platform Value Chain.- 4.The OPEN Migration Platform Architecture.- The Concept of Migration.- The AdvantaglÓ)