17-11-2012, 04:01 PM
Wireless Microserver
Abstract
The remote control of devices using web technology is state of the art. In fact, every e-commerce web application employs remotely controlled method invocation on server databases. Even the remote control of real physical devices comprising embedded web servers has become a matter of interest, e.g. for home automation purposes. The downside of this approach is that the user terminal always has to be a browser equipped PC. As mobile phones with short-range wireless connectivity (e.g. Bluetooth) and hypertext browsers become available, these devices will soon serve as general-purpose terminals accessing local services. This paper will introduce the concept of wireless Microservers, their application domains and candidate technologies. Subsequently, it will give a short overview of WAP over Bluetooth technology. Based on this, a hardware and software concept for low-cost, pluggable, wireless microservers is presented. Finally, the application of this concept to remote control and home automation is presented.
Abstract
The remote control of devices using web technology is state of the art. In fact, every e-commerce web application employs remotely controlled method invocation on server databases. Even the remote control of real physical devices comprising embedded web servers has become a matter of interest, e.g. for home automation purposes. The downside of this approach is that the user terminal always has to be a browser equipped PC. As mobile phones with short-range wireless connectivity (e.g. Bluetooth) and hypertext browsers become available, these devices will soon serve as general-purpose terminals accessing local services. This paper will introduce the concept of wireless Microservers, their application domains and candidate technologies. Subsequently, it will give a short overview of WAP over Bluetooth technology. Based on this, a hardware and software concept for low-cost, pluggable, wireless microservers is presented. Finally, the application of this concept to remote control and home automation is presented.