Pervasive messaging

Author

Wams, J.M. ; van Steen, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Vrije Univ., Amsterdam, Netherlands

fYear

2003

fDate

26-26 March 2003

Firstpage

499

Lastpage

504

Abstract

Pervasive messaging is the part of pervasive computing that enables users to communicate with each other. Many of today´s electronic messaging systems have their own distinct merits and peculiarities. Pervasive messaging will have to shield the user from these differences. In this paper we introduce a taxonomy for electronic messaging systems, providing a uniform way to analyze, compare, and discuss electronic messaging systems. With this taxonomy, we analyze the current practice, demonstrating its shortfalls. To overcome these shortfalls, we introduce a novel messaging model: the unified messaging system. This system can, in fact, mimic any electronic messaging system, thus providing powerful unified messaging.

Keywords

Internet; electronic mail; electronic messaging; middleware; ubiquitous computing; electronic messaging systems; pervasive computing; pervasive messaging; unified messaging system; user communication; Cellular phones; Electronic mail; GSM; Joining processes; Medical services; Message service; Personal digital assistants; Pervasive computing; Power system modeling; Taxonomy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pervasive Computing and Communications, 2003. (PerCom 2003). Proceedings of the First IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Fort Worth, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1893-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PERCOM.2003.1192775

Filename

1192775