The intelligent wireless Web
Harry Peter Alesso, Carl F. Smith · Addison-Wesley eBooks · 2002
List of Figures. List of Tables. Introduction. Acknowledgements. About the Authors. I. CONNECTING PEOPLE TO DEVICES. 1. Developing a Framework for the Intelligent Wireless Web. The Wireless Communication Process. User Interface-From Click to Speech. Personal Space-Wired to Wireless. Project Oxygen. Networks-From Wired to Integrated Wired/Wireless. Protocols-From IP to Mobile IP. Web Architecture Dumb and Static to Intelligent and Dynamic. Self-Organizing Software and Adaptive Protocols. Web IQ. Conclusion. 2. Speech Recognition and Understanding. Man-Machine Communications. Voice Recording and Analysis. Language. Speech/Sound Recording, Compression and Analysis. Speech Recognition & Understanding. Speech Recognition. Speech Representation, Storage, Transmission and Analysis. Speech Understanding. Examples of Voice Activation. Future Trends. Challenges and Opportunities. Conclusion. II. CONNECTING DEVICES TO DEVICES. 3. Wireless Personal Area Networks. Personal Space. Proliferating Personal Devices. Personal Area Networks for the Home. PAN Technologies and Standards for the Home. Protocols. Mobile Software. Bluetooth. Jini. Universal Plug and Play. Ubiquitous Computing Research. MIT's Project Oxygen. Challenges and Opportunities. 4. Merging Wired and Wireless Networks. Wired Networks. Routers and Switchers. Asynchronous Transfer Mode. SONET Networks. Ethernet Networks. Wired Multiplexors. Signals. Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM). Switching. Wireless Networks. Benefits of Wireless Networking. Concerns. Crowded Airways. Terrestrial Microwave. Wireless Local Area Network. Radio Based. Medium Access Control. Spread Spectrum Modulation. Narrowband Modulation. Wireless Local Bridges. Infrared Light-based Wireless Local Area Networks. Diffused Infrared-Based Wireless Local Area Networks. Wireless Point-to-Point Networks. IEEE 802.11 Standard. Wireless Wide Area Networks. The State of Wireless Wide Area Networks. Wireless Application Service Provider. Network Integration. Migrating Networks. Broadband Access. Mobility and the Wireless Web. MIT's Oxygen Project Network 21. Challenges and Opportunities. 5. Merging Wireless Devices with the Web. Mobile Wireless. How Cellular Technology Works. Second Generation Mobile Wireless Technologies. Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). Time Division Multiple Access. Code Division Multiple Access. Third-Generation Mobile Wireless Technologies. The General Packet Radio Service. Migration Strategies. Wireless Streaming Video Technologies. Technology Projections. Wireless Handheld Devices. The Internet. Internet Transfer Protocols. Mobile Software. Mobile IP. The Wireless Internet. How WAP Works. Communications Between Client and Server. Wireless Markup Language (WML). Alternatives to WML. Comparing Wireless Web Services. Challenges and Opportunities. 6. Artificial Intelligence. Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence Methods. Problem Solving through Search. Knowledge Representation and Inference. Expert Systems. Learning, Neural Nets and Adaptation. Neural Networks. Adaptive Software. Data Mining. Agents. Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI). 7. Merging Artificial Intelligence with the Web. How Smart are Web Applications Today? Enterprise Information Portals. Extensible Markup Language Standards, Frameworks and Schema. Web Services. Comparing J2EE and .NET. What is Web Intelligence? How does the Web Learn? Databases and Machine Learning. Extensible Markup Language. Resource Description Framework & Topical Map Convergence. Logic Layer. Self-Organizing Software and Adaptive Protocols. Genetic Algorithms. Where Does Web Intelligence Reside? Distributed Computing and Distributed Artificial Intelligence. Intelligence. Challenges and Opportunities. 8. Speech Synthesis and Translation. Text-to-Speech Generators. Speech Synthesis Markup Language. Translation. Challenges and Opportunities. 9. Technological Revolution. How Does Revolutionary Change Occur? How Does the Information Revolution Save Time? Global Economic Integration. The Impact of IT Spending on Productivity. Why Intelligent Wireless Devices Improve Productivity. 10. Progress in Developing the Intelligent Wireless Web. Future Wireless Communication Process. User Interface-From Click to Speech. Personal Space-From Wired to Wireless. Networks-From Wired Infrastructure to Integrated Wired/Wireless. Protocols-From IP to Mobile IP. Web Architecture-Dumb & Static to Intelligent & Dynamic. Strategic Planning Guidance. Balancing Hardware and Software Innovation. Balancing Proprietary and Open Standards. Balancing Centralized and Distributed Web Architectures. III. APPENDIXES. Appendix A. Standards Organizations. Appendix B. Mobile Protocol. Appendix C. Graphs and the Web. Appendix D. Dynamic Languages. Appendix E. Wireless Security. Appendix F. Visual Prolog. Appendix G. Knowledge Management: Case Study of Convera's RetrievalWare. Appendix H. List of Acronyms. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. 0201730634T11212001