Communicating With Smart Objects: Developing Technology for Usable Persuasive Computing Systems

Examines the range of technological capabilities that smart objects' combination of physical interaction, networking, and processing make possible-capabilities whose potential, if allowed to come to fruition, is truly revolutionary.

this Volume, Which Was Produced Under The Aegis Of France Télécom R&d, Europe S Leading Communications R&d Center, Contains Contributions From Sixty Specialists. It Includes State Of The Art Surveys Of The Theory And Practice Of Network Technology In The Context Of Communicating Objects. This Concept Considers The Different Facets Of Work Ranging From Radio Frequency Transmission And Non Fiber-optics, To Voice Recognition Devices And Software Infrastructures, That Activate Objects In The Human Environment.this Book Attempts To Answer These Questions: How Do Objects Communicate? How Are They Used? What Can They Do, Today And Tomorrow?