Title
Context-Aware Computing with Sound
Abstract
We propose audio networking: using ubiquitously available sound hardware (i.e. speakers, sound-cards and microphones) for low-bandwidth, wireless networking. A variety of location- and context-aware applications that use audio networking are presented including a location system, a pick-and-drop interface and a framework for embedding digital attachments in voice notes or telephone conversations. Audio networking has a number of interesting characteristics that differentiate it from existing wireless networking technologies: (i) it offers fine-grained control over the range of transmission (since audio APIs allow fine-grained volume adjustment); (ii) walls of buildings are typically designed specifically to attenuate sound waves so one can easily contain transmission to a single room; (iii) it allows existing devices that record or play audio to be "brought into the user interface"; and (iv) it offers the potential to unify device-to-device and device-to-human communication.
Year
DOI
Venue
2003
10.1007/978-3-540-39653-6_25
LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Keywords
Field
DocType
user interface,wireless network
Mobile computing,Computer science,Networking hardware,Active networking,Audio electronics,Human–computer interaction,Mobile phone,User interface,Multimedia,Sound recording and reproduction,Audio over Ethernet
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
2864
0302-9743
25
PageRank 
References 
Authors
3.43
17
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Anil Madhavapeddy167452.83
David Scott243040.65
Richard Sharp345845.38