doi: 10.4304/jsw.1.2.40-47
AppBus: Mobile Device Application Collaboration via Short Term Memory
- Motorola, Motorola Labs, Schaumburg, IL, USA
Abstract
The increasing quality of computation andconnectivity on mobile devices has motivated a need fordata-sharing between resident services. Most such servicesrely on the user to transfer data manually between them.This approach is not only prone to input error but alsocreates a significant data-entry burden for the user on amobile device. With AppBus, we envision a cooperativedata-sharing facility that provides the equivalent of a“short-term memory” for the mobile device. By leveragingthis transient data store and event notification system,services can collaborate in a loosely-coupled manner thatmakes their combined operation appear more intuitive andseamless. In this paper, we describe the design andimplementation of AppBus for a mobile phone and initiate adiscussion on both the utility and the limitations of thisparadigm in mobile computing.
Keywords
- collaborative application frameworks
- ev
How to Cite
Craig Janssen, Michael Pearce, Shriram Kollipara, and Nitya Narasimhan, "AppBus: Mobile Device Application Collaboration via Short Term Memory," Journal of Software, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 40-47, 2006. https://doi.org/ 10.4304/jsw.1.2.40-47
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Copyright © 2006 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).