UMS (Unified messaging system) is a Coolcampus project. The Unified Messaging System will initially support messages from e-mails, SMS and Instant Messengers. Support for fax and voice-mail messages will be extensions to support wider messages spectrum. The system will give the user the ability to be notified of instant messages through SMS and to reply to messages through the receiving device. The project will design and develop unified messaging applications that run on three platforms, that is, a laptop, a Personal Digital Assistant and a mobile phone all connected via Bluetooth.
The project will focus on demonstrating the system in four main scenarios: At home, In the office, In a meeting and On the move such as while driving a car
Voice-control will be an added feature to enhance the useability of the unified messaging application. The proposed demonstrator will use Shockwave and/or Powerpoint tools to develop a dynamic animated presentation that should demonstrate UMS capabilities and animate the scenarios.
Investigators: Arkady Zaslavsky, Paul Hii, Wanita Sherchan
