world. – The steam engine – extended the power and strength of workers. – Centralised energy • Other inventions changed this centralised view of energy – Von Siemens dynamo in 1866 – Edison – power plant in 1882 – Diesel – engine in 1892 Dec 7, 2021 Pervasive Computing 1 Pervasive Computing • Energy became decentralised. – Could provide energy anywhere at anytime. • The ubiquituous availability of energy changed lifestyles. – Mass production, reduced costs, raised wages. – More applications spread to homes – fridges, tv, lawn mowers
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Pervasive Computing • Applications are distinguished by – Convenience – Usability for a specific purpose – Hiding the technology • The applications changed the world, NOT the technology by itself.
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Pervasive Computing • In the 20th century – computers arrived. – Mental capabilities are multiplied. – Process larger amounts of information, bills, payrolls, invoices and other data. • Computers began as room filling and mysterious black boxes. – Centralised, tightly controlled systems – Closed shop IT concentrated on a static environment for users.
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Pervasive Computing • Similar to the Industrial Revolution – Move from centralised to a more pervasive or decentralised computing environment. – The PC has conquered – Computing is intrinsic to • Entertainment, commerce, telecommunication, finance, industry • We have a high tech culture relying on electronic creation, storage and transmission of personal and business information. Dec 7, 2021 Pervasive Computing 5 Pervasive Computing • E-Business – Perform business processes on computer systems. – Efficiency, productivity, vitality – Allows for a more dynamic reaction to markets – Changes the way of dealing with customers and partners
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Pervasive Computing • The Internet – No longer the world wide wait – A standard communication platform – Global village – Small firms can take advantage of new technology to great advantage.
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Pervasive Computing • Decentralisation – Facing an omnipresence of computing. – Beyond Personal Computing is Pervasive Computing • New class of device makes information access and processing easily available anywhere, anytime.
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Pervasive Computing • Lightweight PC – Handheld computers – a complementary interface to intelligent networks • Smart cards – secure and very small • Mobile phones • Set top boxes, interactive tv, game consoles – interface between entertainment systems and entertainment providers. Dec 7, 2021 Pervasive Computing 9 Pervasive Computing • Intelligent Appliances – access to a variety of controls from a remote internet browser. • Industrial Controllers • Embedded Systems – cruise control, on- board phones, GPS, security features, biometric data.
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Pervasive Computing • Applied Pervasive – Technical issues • Limitations on memory use • Processor performance • Power consumption • Footprint of OS and applications • Power shortages – what happens when? • Multiple platforms (hardware and software)
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Pervasive Computing • Technology advances…. quickly. • Devices get smaller, capacity increases – Embedded processor of a smart card already has the same power as the first PC. • Wireless networks • Bandwidth
• Endless demand for exchanging and sharing
information. Dec 7, 2021 Pervasive Computing 12 Pervasive Computing • With new technical possibilities comes new kinds of application and services.
• Telecoms companies missed the Internet
movement – ISPs like AOL grew to compete with them. – Now getting in on the next computing generation • Promoting high bandwidth networks, wireless
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Pervasive Computing – Telecoms and IT are merging silently. • New appliances and applications will increase the demand for networking technology and capacity. • Email, wireless, high bandwidth, paging, SMS, internet access • Value-add services beyond voice
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Pervasive Computing – Commerce and Retail • New chances of being successful in existing markets and reaching new ones. • Mobile Commerce succeeds eCommerce – Connecting existing services to mobile devices to improve customer satisfaction and convenience. – Leads to new demand because of enhanced shopping experience.
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Pervasive Computing • Entertainment – Broad field of applications and services • Video-on-demand • Interactive television • With new technology, traditional broadcasters face new competition, growth and profits.
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Pervasive Computing • Industry will adopt Pervasive Computing to increase productivity. – Pervasive devices will appear in manufacturing, logistics, management and sales enabling ubiquituous access to enterprise data. – Flexible responses need well informed employees.
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Pervasive Computing • Computers will be more and more invisible. – Motor in the tray of a CD player is taken for granted. – Similarly, a computer system in an mp3 player will be taken for granted. • Expected to download titles, provide information etc. • We won’t care if it is Java inside, how the TCP/IP stack is implemented. • The application and service is what is important.
Decentralisation • Mainframe Era – Powerful centralised computing – Dumb terminals • Move to Client-Server • Pervasive Computing – Distributes responsibility between a variety of small devices (specific tasks) – Each contributes to a heterogeneous overall computing landscape. Dec 7, 2021 Pervasive Computing 20