Peli and Natan, There are many applications that can be handled directly by using a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) that uses an Ethernet interface. A PLC provides sensor and control interfaces for temperature, pressure, speed, digital I/O, analog I/O, GPIB, variable motor drives, .......
http://web6.automationdirect.com/adc/Overview/Catalog/PLC_Hardware/DirectLogic_205/Ethernet_Remote_I-z-O A PCMCIA cell phone card in a laptop, with an ethernet cable hooked to the PLC provides a ready-made hardware system for doing jobs such as home automation and security, robotic systems, industrial controls and manufacturing, laboratory equipment and measurement automation, and anything else where a cell phone might act as the remote interface for monitor and control of some real world system. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04237/366530.stm JAUS software development kit (SDK) http://digitaliq.com/parser.php?nav=article&article_id=1377&PHPSESSID=d2346ce4ef0fb28fbeabb8b2a14b7928 Keep in mind that robotics is simply a collection of systems that collaborate to accomplish tasks. Therefore any robotic subsystem can be used outside of the robotic environment to accomplish a more meanial task. There is sufficient JAUS development to make the Android version a straight forward task. However, to make the Universal Remote Control software backward compatible with controls that already exist, drivers would need to be developed by the manufacturers for their aged equipment. As an example: A child's remote control airplane. There are several remote controls that have an RS-232 interface for controlling the RF signals sent to the airplane. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2008/0034954.html Through the use of a simple air pressure sensor, the airplane can be prevented from crashing. The computer would allow the operator to do whatever they want, but when a minimum altitude is reached, the computer takes over and puts the plane into a known safe configuration. X-10 Home Automation can be used to implement home based automation. http://www.x10.com/homepage.htm Virtually all home robotics have communication interfaces. http://www.pioneernet.net/johnc/index.htm Even the car companies are introducing standard ports for their vehicles http://www.manningsystems.com/products/modbus_ethernet_port.asp A needed secondary application for JAUS is to provide backward compatiblity for all the specialty remotes previously created. TV, stereo, DVD, DVR, keychain remote, and any other remote controls can be mimicked by JAUS through a driver configured for the compatible port (Infrared and sometimes RF). I'm sure there is an even broader concept that I have yet to envision. But this is the beginning of what I have in mind. Keeping it simple, just port the existing JAUS archetecture into Android, then begin further development to create standard controls for a few off- the-shelf products. At that point, manufacturers can be brought on-board to develop their own device drivers to have their products compatible with Android. Once JAUS is ported to Android, 128-bit encryption needs to be implemented to prevent people from arbitrarily controlling other people's equipment. James Dunn On Mar 26, 8:09 am, "natan yellin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I may be interested. I need some time to look it over. > > Natan > > On 26/03/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Bluetooth probably better idea. Is on more phones than IR. Is growing, > > but IR is shrinking. Bluetooth is already used for PS3 remote. > > > On Mar 26, 6:34 am, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Regarding the control of consumer appliances. Many cell phones > > > already have an infrared port. And one has an 8 GByte hard drive. > > > Downloading a manufacturer supplied Driver for a particular appliance > > > doesn't seem too far fetched. > > > >http://mobileoffice.about.com/cs/connections/ht/infraredcell.htm > > > > On Mar 24, 11:58 am, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The cell phone would automatically reconfigure its display if trying > > > > to remote control a Sony TV, or as easily, remote control a military > > > > robotic stretcher (prototypes already exist), or remote control a > > > > track hoe (excavator) (already exists).- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
