Know-How

1
Know-How

• Software Engineering Methodology, Technology,
  Evolution
• Virtual Reality Hardware, Software, Systems
• Multimodal applications for mobile clients
• DAB/DMB broadcast of multimedia objects
• MPEG-4 video distribution
• 3D City Explorer using GPS data
• Web-Mirror of MeinBerlin.de The Berlin Portal

2
Objectives and Contributions

• DAB and WiFi distribution network for mobile
  clients
• DigiNews end-to-end system architecture
• extended service demonstrator for urban areas
• structured, personalized business content and
  services
• middleware and hub functionalities
• multimodal applications
• location based services
• intuitive user interfaces

3
Challenges

• end-to-end DigiNews system architecture
• just-in-time workflow of the different players
• customized content (personalization, location,
  temporal, etc.)
• flexible low-cost distribution channels
• intuitive, context aware user interfaces
• business models
• low cost e-paper devices

4
Co-Operation

• Urban media content provider business models
  billing systems
• Six authoring and content management system
  internet solutions business models
• Vossloh validation acceptance of mobility and
  advertising services on e-paper
• FIRST extended services demonstrator for urban
  areas using different distribution channels
  operation of the DAB transmitter and
  infrastructure for the Berlin area
• PDSL Philips Digital Systems Laboratories
  DigiNews terminals
• Other content providers?
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