The ESSAI teleshopping system: an example of a broadband multimedia application

Author

Mercalli, Franco ; Negrini, Roberto

Author_Institution

Centro di Cultura Sci., Como, Italy

fYear

1994

fDate

28 Nov- 2 Dec 1994

Firstpage

572

Abstract

The goal of the paper is to show how the progress in multimedia and communication technologies makes possible the implementation of an effective teleshopping application, based on a unique control center connected through a network to a large number of remote low cost vending terminals. In the paper, the advantages that this centralized, network-based architecture has over a distributed one is highlighted and the lessons learned through the operation of a first prototype installed in Milan reported. This application is being studied and developed by a Consortium of 13 European Companies and Research Institutions in the frame of the RACE Project 2029 ESSAI, sponsored by the EEC

Keywords

broadband networks; home shopping; multimedia communication; multimedia computing; retailing; telecommunication control; telecommunication services; telecommunication terminals; ESSAI teleshopping system; Milan; RACE Project 2029 ESSAI; broadband multimedia application; centralized network-based architecture; control center; prototype; remote low cost vending terminals; Broadband communication; Communication networks; Communication system control; Communications technology; Costs; Multimedia communication; Multimedia systems; Prototypes; Roads; Teleconferencing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1994. GLOBECOM '94. Communications: The Global Bridge., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1820-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1994.513584

Filename

513584