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polls, etc. The framework takes care of managing a user’s social networks, called “flocks”. A flock represents a loosely-defined group of users. A flock can be compared to a Facebook group (for example, a group of your old classmates), | polls, etc. The framework takes care of managing a user’s social networks, called “flocks”. A flock represents a loosely-defined group of users. A flock can be compared to a Facebook group (for example, a group of your old classmates), | ||
- | Similar to Facebook, users can build applications and plug them into the Urbiflock framework. Several core applications are currently available in the Urbiflock framework, such as flock creators and profile viewers, and also users applications such as //I rate you// (IR8U) that allows users to ask proximate users to rate them on a certain subject, and // | + | Similar to Facebook, users can build applications and plug them into the Urbiflock framework. Several core applications are currently available in the Urbiflock framework, such as flock creators and profile viewers. The framework is currently still under development, |
- | The framework is currently still under development, | + | |
==== Terminology ==== | ==== Terminology ==== | ||
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* To flock: to become part of a group | * To flock: to become part of a group | ||
- | ==== Modules | + | ==== Urbiflock architecture |
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- | * isNearby: physical proximity | + | |
- | * isFriend: static encoding of friendship relationships | + | |
- | * doesProfileMatch: | + | |
- | * combinators: | + | |
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- | A flock is defined as a list of references to ' | ||
- | Predefined Flocks: | + | The architecture of the Urbiflock framework shown below is divided in three layers: applications, |
- | * friend flockrs: isFriend | + | {{ :uf:urbiflock_architecture.png? |
- | * nearby flockrs: isNearby | + | |
- | * nearby friend flockrs: isFriend & isNearby | + | |
- | WhiteBoard Drawings: | + | The application layer includes several core applications which are currently available in the framework such as flock and profile editors, and several users applications such as //I rate you// (IR8U), and // |
- | * [[uf:Design|Design]] | + | The infrastructure layer consists of three low-level abstractions on which the framework core is based: a RETE engine which orchestrates the flock composition, |
- | ==== Architecture ==== | + | In the rest of this subsection we list the relevant parts of the Urbiflock framework. |
- | An ad hoc RETE-network. Events are triggered by: | + | |
- | * discovery: '' | + | |
- | * profile changes: '' | + | |
- | * friend changes: '' | + | |
- | These events are received by the local flockr user object and propagated to all local proximities. Proximities translate these events into addUser / removeUser events to be processed by flocks. To process these events, flocks register themselves on their dependent proximity. | + | * [[uf:flockr|Flockr]]: A flockr represents a user in the framework. |
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- | ==== Applications ==== | + | * [[uf: |
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==== Target Platforms ==== | ==== Target Platforms ==== | ||
- | * UrbiFlock will work on any computer which has java installed. | + | The Urbiflock framework |
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+ | AmbientTalk runs on a regular J2SE Java Virtual | ||
+ | Machine supporting version 1.3 or higher, Java 2 micro edition (J2ME) platform, under the connected device configuration (CDC), and Android Platform version 1.6 or higher. | ||
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+ | We have implemented a AWT UI interface for Urbiflock' | ||
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+ | We are currently working on an Android UI interface for Urbiflock' | ||
==== Development ==== | ==== Development ==== | ||
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- | ==== To think about ==== | + | * [[uf: |
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