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9780471441113

Internet Appliances: A Wiley Tech Brief

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    9780471441113

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    0471441112

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  • Copyright: 2001-09-01
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary

A complete roadmap for the Internet appliance market Recognized for his work in developing a variety of handheld devices, expert Ray Rischpater provides technology managers and business professionals with the information they need to get up to speed in the rapidly evolving market of Internet appliances ("smart" appliances). He looks at their commercial and industrial applications, discussing consumer information appliances such as handheld computers, screen phones, and TV set top boxes, then moves on to cover topics such as mobile Internet applications, vertical deployment of information appliances, and the product development lifecycle. Readers will find indispensable advice on the relevance of Internet appliances to specific company needs, how to team with third parties to obtain content and services for Internet appliances, and how to make important bottom-line decisions when choosing vendors and products.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi
The Internet Appliance
1(28)
The Appliance
1(3)
A Morning with IAs
2(1)
An Abundance of IAs
3(1)
The Vision
4(7)
From Memex to Internet
4(3)
Network Appliances
7(2)
Today's IAs
9(1)
Tomorrow's IAs
10(1)
The Market
11(5)
Consumer
11(2)
Mobile
13(2)
Industrial
15(1)
The Service
16(4)
IAs Require Content ...
17(1)
. . . but IA Content Is Different
18(1)
IAs Require Support
19(1)
The Technology
20(4)
The Hardware
20(1)
The Software
21(2)
The Network
23(1)
The Challenge
24(2)
Ease of Use
24(1)
High Reliability
25(1)
Low Cost
25(1)
Low Power Consumption
26(1)
Key Points
26(3)
The Anatomy of the Internet Appliance
29(22)
Inside the Hardware Platform
29(11)
The Central Processing Unit
30(1)
Read Only Memory
31(1)
Persistent Memory
32(2)
Dynamic Memory
34(1)
Input and Output
35(1)
Network Adapter
36(2)
Display, Keyboard, and Pointer
38(2)
Inside the Software Platform
40(9)
The Operating System
41(2)
Graphical User Interface
43(1)
The Virtual Machine
44(2)
The Web Browser
46(2)
The Applications
48(1)
Key Points
49(2)
The Internet for Appliances
51(26)
Protocols: A Lingua Franca
51(2)
Today's Internet
53(10)
TCP/IP: The Internet Protocol
53(3)
The Protocols for Security
56(1)
The Protocols for Name Resolution
57(1)
The Protocols for Electronic Mail
58(1)
The Protocols for the World Wide Web
59(2)
The Protocols for Audio and Video
61(1)
Groupware Protocols
62(1)
Today's Internet Content
63(7)
The Hypertext Markup Language
63(3)
Multimedia Formats
66(1)
The Extensible Markup Language
67(1)
Programming for the Network
68(2)
Wiring the Web
70(3)
Telephone Internet Services
70(1)
Broadband Internet Services
71(2)
Unplugging the Web
73(3)
Personal Communication Service Networks
73(1)
Metropolitan Area Wireless Networks
74(1)
Local Area Wireless Networks
74(2)
Key Points
76(1)
Consumer Appliances
77(22)
The Consumer Market
77(8)
Characteristics
78(2)
Content
80(3)
Challenges
83(2)
Appliances for the Consumer
85(8)
Countertop Appliances
85(2)
Entertainment Appliances
87(3)
Tablet Appliances
90(1)
Conventional Appliances
91(2)
Networks for the Consumer
93(5)
Home Network Components
93(3)
Home Network Alternatives
96(2)
Key Points
98(1)
Industrial Appliances
99(16)
The Industrial Market
99(5)
Characteristics
100(1)
Content
101(2)
Challenges
103(1)
Appliances for the Industry
104(5)
Office Appliances
105(1)
Entertainment Appliances
106(1)
Mobile Appliances
107(1)
Embedded Appliances
108(1)
Networks for the Industry
109(4)
Industry Network Components
110(1)
Industry Network Alternatives
111(2)
Key Points
113(2)
Mobile Appliances
115(22)
The Mobile Market
115(7)
Characteristics
116(2)
Content
118(2)
Challenges
120(2)
Appliances for the Mobile User
122(9)
Smart Phones
122(2)
Handheld Computers
124(2)
Clamshell Computers
126(1)
Super Phones
127(2)
Automotive Computers
129(2)
Networks for the Mobile User
131(5)
Network Fundamentals
131(2)
Mobile Network Alternatives
133(3)
Key Points
136(1)
Businesses for Appliances
137(22)
Business Opportunities
137(8)
Advertising
138(1)
Content Production
139(1)
Content Aggregation
140(1)
User Management
140(1)
Content Hosting
141(1)
Network Services
142(1)
Software Development
143(1)
Integration Assistance
143(1)
Hardware Development
144(1)
Hardware and Software Validation
144(1)
Electronic Commerce
145(1)
Partners in Production
145(7)
Outsourcing
146(2)
Subscriptions
148(2)
The Relationship
150(2)
The Production Life Cycle
152(6)
Inception
153(2)
Elaboration
155(1)
Construction
156(1)
Transition
157(1)
Key Points
158(1)
Content Solutions for Appliances
159(16)
The Unified Modeling Language
159(6)
Deployment Diagrams
160(1)
Use Cases
161(2)
Sequence Diagrams
163(2)
Anatomy of a Content Service
165(9)
Content for One Class
166(1)
Unique Content for Each Class
167(2)
Converted Content
169(2)
Format-Independent Content
171(3)
Key Points
174(1)
Appendix A Web Resources 175(6)
Appendix B Templates for Internet Appliance Development 181(14)
Glossary 195(10)
Index 205

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