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Connect
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A PalCom Device by Peter Bergdahl, ID03, K3,
Malmö University
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• Problem Issues
• IT Infrastructure at Home
• Tricky Configurations
• Lack of Oversight
• Increasing Numbers of Appliances
• Identification of Entities
• Limited Amount of Connections
• The Importance of Security

A PalCom Device by Peter Bergdahl, ID03, K3,
Malmö University
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• The Connect System - Prerequisites
• Compatibility Issues
• An Omnipresent Home Network
• Multiple Modes of Connection Possible

A PalCom Device by Peter Bergdahl, ID03, K3,
Malmö University
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• The Connect System Main Interface
• Introducing the Connect Control Node
• Easy to Connect Different Entities
• List, Search, Add and Zoom
• Presets and Fallback

A PalCom Device by Peter Bergdahl, ID03, K3,
Malmö University
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• The Connect System Main Interface (cont.)
• Multi-Accessible Interface
• Interface Layered on any Screen
• Changes Settings if Required
• Secure Disconnect
• Shows Status and Errors

A PalCom Device by Peter Bergdahl, ID03, K3,
Malmö University
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• The Connect System PalCom Challenges
• Easy Visualization of Accessible Entities
• Combined with Setting Control
• Any Display is a Control Node
• with Layered Interface
• A Digital Way of Showing Physical
• Connections Combined with Conversion
• of Digital Information

A PalCom Device by Peter Bergdahl, ID03, K3,
Malmö University
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• The Connect System PalCom Challenges
• A Semi-Physical Representation Visualizes
• the Infrastructure and Aids Configuration
• Invisible Connections Created between
• Compatible Entities
• Identification of Entities within the Network
• gives Easier Interaction with Certain Appliances

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A PalCom Device by Peter Bergdahl, ID03, K3,
Malmö University
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• The Connect System Digital vs. Physical
• Digital System
• Omnipresent
• Open
• Easily Adaptible to New Situations and Entities
• Physical System
• Restricted in Space
• Locked
• Difficult to Adapt and Add To

A PalCom Device by Peter Bergdahl, ID03, K3,
Malmö University
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Connect

• The Connect System Future Possibilities
• Inter-Appliance Identification
• and Communication
• More Usable Screens with
• Better Possibilities for Interaction

A PalCom Device by Peter Bergdahl, ID03, K3,
Malmö University
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Connect

• The Connect System - Conclusion
• Visualizes and Helps the Infrastructure
• Aids Configuration
• Easily Adaptible to New Situations
• Helps to Identify Entities
• Unlimited Connections
• Secure

• IT Infrastructure at Home
• Tricky Configurations
• Lack of Oversight
• Increasing Numbers of
• Appliances
• Identification of Entities
• Limited Amount of
• Connections
• The Importance of Security

A PalCom Device by Peter Bergdahl, ID03, K3,
Malmö University