The convergence of heterogeneous internet-connected clients within iMASH
2002; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 9; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1109/mwc.2002.1016706
ISSN1558-0687
AutoresThomas Phan, G. Zorpas, Rajive Bagrodia,
Tópico(s)Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
ResumoThe ubiquitous use of computers for daily productivity is a goal that presently remains unfulfilled. We believe that the convergence of desktop and mobile applications into a seamless computing experience will provide a strong motivation for future “anytime, anywhere computing.” In this article we describe this convergence as the capability to perform the handoff of application sessions across heterogeneous platforms using the network as a conduit as part of our Interactive Mobile Application Support for Heterogeneous Clients (iMASH) project. To that end, we have designed a software and hardware architecture to support heterogeneous client communication with application servers. Additionally, our architecture features a distributed middleware service tier to increase scalability and a content adaptation pipeline used to adapt data appropriately for heterogeneous clients. To demonstrate our concepts, we have implemented the architecture in order to support a real-world medical application that serves as a teaching tool for radiology clinicians.
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