Title: RFID-based seamless multimedia services for smart homes

Authors: Yi-Wei Ma, Chin-Feng Lai, Chia-Cheng Hu, Ming-Chiao Chen, Yueh-Min Huang

Addresses: Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwanb. ' Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwanb. ' Department of Information Management, Naval Academy, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ' Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taitung University, Taitung, Taiwan. ' Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

Abstract: As networks and technology progress, the concept of smart homes has become the main focus of major Computer, Communication and Consumer (3C) companies in recent years. To position specific mobile targets and to integrate all 3C devices in a home are the current main challenges in providing seamless multimedia services for smart homes. For these reasons, this study proposed an intelligent home network system by integrating Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) with Open Service Gateway Initiative (OSGi) to provide a seamless video access system and household safety monitoring system.

Keywords: RFID; radio frequency identification; home applications; positioning system; OSGi; open service gateway initiative; multimedia services; smart homes; intelligent home networks; video access systems; household safety; household monitoring systems.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIPT.2009.029272

International Journal of Internet Protocol Technology, 2009 Vol.4 No.4, pp.232 - 239

Published online: 17 Nov 2009 *

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