Authors:
Louay Bassbouss
;
Görkem Güçlü
and
Stephan Steglich
Affiliation:
Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany
Keyword(s):
Multiscreen, Companion Screen, Application Wake-up, Synchronization, iBeacon, Bluetooth Low Energy.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Architecture and Protocols
;
Distributed Multimedia Systems
;
Interactive Multimedia: Games and Digital Television
;
Location Based Applications
;
Multimedia
;
Multimedia and Communications
;
Multimedia Devices
;
Multimedia Signal Processing
;
Multimedia Systems and Applications
;
Sensors and Multimedia
;
Telecommunications
Abstract:
TV sets and companion devices (Smartphones, Tablets, etc.) have outgrown their original purpose and are now playing together an important role to offer the best user experience on multiple screens. However, the collaboration between TV and companion applications faces challenges that go beyond traditional single screen applications. These range from discovery, wake-up and pairing of devices, to application launch, communication, synchronization and adaptation to target device and screen size. In this position paper, we will limit ourselves to two of these aspects and introduce an idea for a new wake-up and synchronization mechanism for Multiscreen applications using iBeacon technology.