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NTT Com and Mitsubishi Electric Field Test Home-Network Services for TV Program Alerts and Elderly Monitoring
2008-12-05
December 3, 2008 TOKYO, JAPAN - NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com)
and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that they have started field
testing two services to verify and evaluate the technical aspects and
operability of technologies for highly simplified, safe and secure use of
networked home appliances and devices. The technologies, which are based on
standardized interfaces and do not require dedicated appliances, are expected to
find applications incorporating a wide variety of products.
The technologies include an applications platform that simplifies the
configuration of multiple devices on a home network, the platform being based on
specifications set by the OSGi Alliance, an open standards organization for
service platforms, and a device authentication technology for the secure
exchange of information over an encrypted path between a home gateway and server
system.
NTT Com and Mitsubishi Electric co-developed the technologies under a
three-year, publicly sponsored project to promote the development of network
appliances, which the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will
conduct until the end of 2008.
One of the two services sends a mobile phone email to alert a user that a TV
program they wish to see is about to start. In the test, monitors showing
commercials for TV programs have been set up in the lobbies of four offices
maintained by NTT Com, Mitsubishi Electric and Nippon Television Network
Corporation in Greater Tokyo. When someone sees a commercial for a program that
interests them, they wave a phone equipped for Osaifu-Keitai™ mobile wallet
services over a reader/writer connected to the monitor. Later, the service will
send the user an e-mail reminder about the program prior to its airing. After
the program, a short questionnaire about the program will be sent to the user?s
mobile phone, to which the user can respond voluntarily (see attachment). The
service will be tested until December 12.
The other service is for an existing 24/7 monitoring system that enables the
care personnel of Safety Service Center Co., Ltd. to remotely monitor the
well-being of live-alone elderly. Under the existing service users have had to
manually contact the center in an emergency, but the new service uses vibration
sensors on doors, refrigerators, etc., or in some cases even cameras, to monitor
the person?s movements and health-related habits, such as opening their
refrigerator (see attachment). Data is sent to the center via a secure network
incorporating device authentication. If a problem is ever suspected, personnel
at the center can quickly contact the person via telephone or wireless device.
The service will be tested in Nerima city, Tokyo and Kashiwa city, Chiba
Prefecture from early December to late January.
Following the field tests, NTT Com and Mitsubishi Electric will report the
results, including system load, response time and other details, to promote
further standardization of networked appliances.
About NTT Communications Corporation
NTT Com delivers high-quality voice, data and IP services to customers around
the world. The company is renowned for its diverse information and communication
services, expertise in managed networks, hosting and IP networking services, and
industry leadership in IPv6 transit technology. The company?s extensive global
infrastructure includes Arcstar™ private networks and a Tier 1 IP backbone
(connected with major ISPs worldwide), both reaching more than 150 countries, as
well as secure data centers in Asia, North America and Europe. NTT Com is the
wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, one of
the world?s largest telecoms with listings on the Tokyo, London and New York
stock exchanges. Please visit www.ntt.com.
For more information
(Ms.) Yasuko Oka or (Mr.) James Corbett
NTT Communications
Public Relations Office
Tel. +81 3 6700 4010
Click here for more information
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