1. ANDROME – WP3 - Applications definition and development | Enabling Community Communications-Platforms and Applications | 02.06.2004 WP3 : Applications definition and development Further study and deployment of applications in the following domains: –Remote Home Surveillance Get remote access to the supervision systems using a residential gateway and some additional terminals Focus on interfacing with some existing systems, and the many aspects of security, upstream video streaming, potentially one or two-way voice communication, etc. –Private Media Sharing Focus on the possibility to store content in a safe way and manage the granted rights Involved partners: –Androme (WPL), Alcatel Bell, Elisa, France Telecom, KU Leuven, Nokia, Telvent, UIAH

2. ANDROME – WP3 - Applications definition and development | Enabling Community Communications-Platforms and Applications | 02.06.2004 WP3A1: TV Centered Close Community Application specification and development Private media sharing application in combination with a social 2D/TV viewing experience Objectives –study, evaluate and realize new network and software technologies in order to demonstrate the private media sharing application in actual lab and field trials –use the feedback gathered in WP1A2 to determine together with the end-users the necessary features of the application (probing, co-design) TL: Alcatel Bell

3. ANDROME – WP3 - Applications definition and development | Enabling Community Communications-Platforms and Applications | 02.06.2004 WP3A2: Home Monitoring/Security study the home device/user interaction in order to identify the needs of home owners around several services –Home monitoring: notify the remote home member when something occurs at home Intrusion Technical Health –Home control: control remotely every home devices able to communicate Ask device status remotely Switch on/off device remotely –Home watching: get pictures from the cameras installed at home Checking after reception of alarm Observation –Home Metering: get access to metering devices TL: Alcatel Bell

4. ANDROME – WP3 - Applications definition and development | Enabling Community Communications-Platforms and Applications | 02.06.2004 WP3A3: Media Sharing through 3D Virtual Interactive Communities (VIC) Investigation of novel user experiences on private media sharing in PC- based networked social communities through a 3D presentation layer Goals: –Implementation of a toolset for media sharing in 3D VICs and how interfaces to the non-3D world can be accomplished Overall application level client-server architecture for 3D VIC applications Tools for maintaining the state of the interactive objects and communicating this efficiently among the participating clients Content upload tools Tools that allow people to interact with the 3D VIC from mobile devices Tools for integrating other external content sources –Investigating in what way the average home user prefers to interact and navigate in a shared 3D environment –Investigate proper access mechanisms in the 3D VICs to manage agendas, buddy lists, presence etc. and investigate interface to existing or upcoming standards –Realize a trial 3D VIC proof-of-concept application TL: Androme

5. ANDROME – WP3 - Applications definition and development | Enabling Community Communications-Platforms and Applications | 02.06.2004 WP3A4: Multi-device multimedia community applications This activity will concentrate in family and community interactions that explore new multimedia applications related services on media sharing. Content and device resources handling in a multi-device environment. Focus on the management and sharing of media : –Maintaining a shared memory of the family or community –Management of everyday life activities which are done in order to coordinate resources, keep people informed, sustained relationships, etc –Exchanging and sharing of information about services and content Develop understanding and strategies do deal with : –Seamless and flexible collaboration between devices and services –Compatible data formats –Reliable and customisable security, and fine-grained control over data access –Individually customized and highly usable user interfaces –Fair and unobtrusive charging and billing architecture –User manageable system integration TL: UIAH