Virtual Device Composition

This paper describes an approach for connecting basic functionalities of distributed consumer electronics and telecommunication equipment to compose so called virtual devices for better user experience. Basic device functions can be their capabilities such as keyboard, mouse, display, storage, as well as communication and messaging capabilities. The paper gives a short introduction of the idea and the need for such a device composition and describes a concept platform for virtual device composition

1. Introduction

Nowadays, devices ranging from standard PCs to very small handhelds are available with built-in communication technologies and provide different types of simple or advanced functionalities. Some of these devices may lack desired functions or have restricted capabilities (e.g. limited display resolution, computing power, or storage capacity). If connected, corresponding functionalities between different devices could complement each other providing the most appropriate service usage settings matching users' preference in a given situation