Seamless Mobile Computing on Fixed Infrastructure

  • Authors:
  • Michael Kozuch;Mahadev Satyanarayanan;Thomas Bressoud;Casey Helfrich;Shafeeq Sinnamohideen

  • Affiliations:
  • Intel Research Pittsburgh;Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Research Pittsburgh;Denison University;Intel Research Pittsburgh;Carnegie Mellon University

  • Venue:
  • Computer
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

The authors envision a world in which computers are provided for public use in locations ranging from coffee shops to medical office waiting rooms. In such a world, only when a user starts to use a computer will it acquire his unique customization and state, which will likewise disappear when he stops using it. For this to be a compelling vision from a user's viewpoint, the customization and state acquisition process must be accurate and nearly instantaneous. For it to be a viable business model, the management and system administration costs of pervasive deployments of machines must be low. To address these challenges, the authors have developedInternet Suspend/Resume, a pervasive computing technology that rapidly personalizes and depersonalizes anonymous hardware for transient use.