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-- > Applications Smart Door Plate Ambient Telepresence Web Visualizer Intranet Visualizer Backbone-CAN Network Connector Backbone-IR Network Connector

Ambient Telepresence

-- > Responsible: Michael Beigl

• is build on top of the MediaCup system
• allows to interconnect distinct places through ambient events; e.g. it transfers cup events and interprets them as noise conditions: pull cup down noise, play with cup noise ...
• creates an ambient feeling of the presence of a distinct person
• needs to be installed at the intranet on both sides of the presence
• versions for CAN-backbone or direct IrDA access (through integrated IrDA interface e.g. in a laptop or PC) available (Win95/98/NT)
• Software: mail

Smart Door Plate

-- > Responsible: Michael Beigl, Felix Hupfeld

• is build on top of the MediaCup system
• detects meetings in a room based on the detected MediaCups in the room
• displays a blinking "MEETING" text on an LCD display mounted near the door
• LCD display is connected to a PC host (where the DoorPlate application runs) via serial line
• Uses the G12032 LCD display from Seetron (Controller, display from Powertip)
• Runs on Java JDK1.2
• JAR File
• picture

Web Visualizer

-- > Responsible: Michael Beigl, Albrecht Schmidt

• visulizes MediaCup condition (location, state, temperature) to the Web user
• receives UDP packets with MediaCup state and interprets them
• shows where meetings happen
• Runs on Windows 95/98/NT (command line program), runs on 486 or higher
• have a look at our lab (red background behind the MediaCup GIF means cup hot / blue background means cup cold; if a cup moves, the MediaCup GIFs background is grey, if the cup stands on the table the background is white)
• Download V0.6 Beta: ZIP (53K)

Intranet Visualizer

-- > Responsible: Albrecht Schmidt

• visulizes MediaCup condition (location, state, temperature) to the Web user
• allows for a more detailed state report containing information that should not be seen outside the lab
• receives UDP packets with MediaCup state and interprets them
• shows where meetings happen
• Runs on Windows 95/98/NT (Screenshot)
• Software: mail

Backbone-IR Network Connector

-- > Responsible:   Michael Beigl, Albrecht Schmidt, Holger Krull, Albert Krohn

• interconnects a IR device (e.g. MediaCup) and Backbone networks (e.g. your Ethernet); (MediaCup) packets from CAN are broadcasted to the subnet and vice versa to be used by applications e.g. the Visualizer
• Version for Windows 95/98/NT
• receives IR from build in IrDA compliant module (available in almost all modern Laptops and PCs) or from external LiteLink modul at 19200 bit/s
• only slow 80486 needed (e.g. an old PC104 board)
• Download V0.6 Beta Software (Win95/98/NT): ZIP (49K)

Backbone-CAN Network Connector

-- > Responsible: Albrecht Schmidt, Holger Krull, Albert Krohn, Michael Beigl

• interconnects CAN and Backbone networks (e.g.your Ethernet); (MediaCup) packets from CAN are broadcasted to the subnet and vice versa to be used by applications e.g. the Visualizer
• Version for Windows 95/98/NT
• receives CAN-Packets from serial line at 115000
• only slow 80486 needed (e.g. an old PC104 board)
• Software: mail

last modified:
19 Apr 2000