Year Two

During the second year, the emphasis was on implementation of working prototypes in the areas of home personalization (Personal Information Management System, Java  Cell Phone), home security (Safe at Home / Passive Sensors,  Keyless Door / RFID, Password Free Computer / RFID)  and home extension (Streaming Music, Email and GPS Data to the Home and Car)

Self-Administered Therapy System
Mp3 Player With FM Transmitter
Smartmail 3.0
Small Stand-Alone Mp3 Player (SSMPP)
Motion Monitor
Multiple Function Security System
Integrated Voice Stream (IVS) System
Ultrasound Navigation Aid For Visually Impaired
Wireless ECG/EKG Monitoring System

Integrated Voice Stream (IVS) System

student: Neal Rosen

Objective
Audio streams can be used to deliver both information and music

Examples of audio sources:
- Music player
- E-mail reader
- Doorbell

Manage the playback of simultaneous streams of audio 

Improve the interaction between an individual and a home or car

The Design – Data Input Plug-ins
- Receives data input from data source applications
- Converts data (if necessary) to a format recognizable by the ivs system
- Encapsulates data into a standard object called a track
- Passes track to the multiplayer module
- New input plug-ins can be created to receive different types of data using different protocols

The Design – Multi-Player Module
- maintains the tracks received by the multiplayer
- plays the audio tracks currently loaded according to their type and priority, and the current settings of the system
- listens for events on the tracks and adjusts track playing as specified by the settings
- settings for how tracks are to be played are stored in a matrix:
rows represent type of tracks currently loaded in the system
columns represent type of tracks entering the system

Applications
For use in the car (examples of audio sources)
- Music
- Email reader
- GPS driving direction simulator
For use in the house (examples of audio sources)
- Music
- Email reader
- Doorbell
- Security / emergency devices such as a fire alarm
- Smart appliances such as a television notifying that a certain show is starting