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- | ==== What is Urbiflock? ==== | + | ===== What is Urbiflock? |
- | UrbiFlock is a framework sculpted for the development of //pervasive | + | UrbiFlock is a framework sculpted for the development of //mobile |
Urbiflock is a Facebook-like application framework for mobile devices. As in Facebook, users that join Urbiflock can meet other users and interact with them. For example users may broadcast announcements to each other, they can browse one another’s profile, launch interactive 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), | Urbiflock is a Facebook-like application framework for mobile devices. As in Facebook, users that join Urbiflock can meet other users and interact with them. For example users may broadcast announcements to each other, they can browse one another’s profile, launch interactive 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), | ||
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Users can also 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 also counts with two user applications //I rate you (IR8U)// that allows users to ask proximate users to rate them on a certain subject, and // | Users can also 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 also counts with two user applications //I rate you (IR8U)// that allows users to ask proximate users to rate them on a certain subject, and // | ||
- | ==== Terminology ==== | + | ===== Terminology |
* Flockr: a user of the Urbiflock framework | * Flockr: a user of the Urbiflock framework | ||
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* To flock: to become part of a group | * To flock: to become part of a group | ||
- | ==== Demo ==== | + | ===== Demo ===== |
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- | ==== Target Platforms ==== | + | ===== Target Platforms ===== |
- | The Urbiflock framework has been entirely | + | |
+ | The Urbiflock framework has been written in the AmbientTalk language. As such, no configuration is required to be able to quickly script new applications on it once AmbientTalk is running on the target platform. | ||
AmbientTalk runs on a regular J2SE Java Virtual | 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. | 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. | ||
- | We have implemented a AWT UI interface for Urbiflock' | + | We have implemented a AWT UI interface for Urbiflock' |
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We are currently working on an Android UI interface for Urbiflock' | We are currently working on an Android UI interface for Urbiflock' | ||
- | ==== Urbiflock | + | The Urbiflock |
+ | ===== The Urbiflock framework architecture ===== | ||
The architecture of the Urbiflock framework shown below is divided in three layers: applications, | The architecture of the Urbiflock framework shown below is divided in three layers: applications, | ||
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- | The application layer includes | + | The application layer includes |
- | The infrastructure layer consists of three low-level abstractions | + | * [[uf: |
+ | * [[uf:profile_viewer|Profile Viewer]]: a viewer and editor to view existing | ||
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+ | There are also several user applications in the framework: | ||
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- | In the rest of this subsection we list the relevant parts of the Urbiflock | + | The Urbiflock' |
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+ | The infrastructure layer consists of three low-level abstractions on which the framework core is based: a RETE engine which orchestrates the flock composition, | ||
- | ==== Development | + | ===== Further Reading ===== |
- | | + | **Flocks: Enabling Dynamic Group Interactions in Mobile Social Networking Applications**. E. Gonzalez Boix, A. Lombide Carreton, C. Scholliers, T. Van Cutsem, W. De Meuter, T. D' |
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- | * To think about: | + | |
- | * [[uf:persistence|Persistence]]: | + | |
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