Title :
Mobile access to biological databases on the Internet
Author :
Riikonen, Pentti ; Boberg, Jorma ; Salakoski, Tapio ; Vihinen, Mauno
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Med. Technol., Tampere Univ., Finland
Abstract :
We have developed a new way of accessing biological databases and bioinformatics applications on the Internet. This new service, bioinformatics wireless application protocol (BioWAP) service, which is accessible by mobile devices makes it possible to access bioinformatics services, where normal PC or personal digital assistant (PDA) connections are not feasible. The BioWAP service includes major biological databases and applications demonstrating a simple method of implementing WAP interfaces to uncompliant applications, i.e. the applications that are not WAP or Internet based. The BioWAP service can be browsed with any WAP terminal.
Keywords :
Internet telephony; biology computing; biomedical communication; mobile radio; notebook computers; BioWAP service; Internet databases; WAP terminal; bioinformatics services; major biological databases; mobile access to biological databases; uncompliant applications; Biochemistry; Bioinformatics; Databases; Information analysis; Markup languages; Personal digital assistants; Proteins; Sequences; Web and internet services; Wireless application protocol; Computational Biology; Computer Communication Networks; Database Management Systems; Finland; Hypermedia; Information Storage and Retrieval; Internet; Telecommunications;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.2002.805459