Context Aware Service Using Intra-body Communication
Duck Gun Park, Jin Kyung Kim, Sung Jin Bong, Jung Hwan Hwang, Chang Hee Hyung, Sung Weon Kang · 2006
An intuitive context aware service between two devices is possible using touch with the direct digital intra-body communication. Using this technology, users with multimedia devices may simply touch them to establish network connection, transfer data, and provide the required service; hence the name touch-and-play (TAP). Using TAP, users can disclose their context by touching the specific device. For instance, a user carrying a digital camera touches the TV to begin a slide show or a printer to print a photo. TAP is expected to enable the provision of intuitive, context-aware service. This paper discusses the communication protocol of TAP and its application