Protocol requirements: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 04:32, 10 March 2004

Protocol requirements for the healthy buying infrastructure seem to include at least:

Each high-capability terminal device involved probably has an IP number issued from a block someone controls. Every retail shelf might ultimately have one too, if friendly retail becomes the norm.

Some integration with ICQ or another chat net that can support SecureIM - Consumerium Service access should include access to other users, especially if brand management types can pay to promote green light products to users, making it all self-funding.

Hardware requirements and hardware standards constrain the protocols: Bluetooth for instance is assumed to be required to get both secure communication and modular hardware. But if in-store radio and audio presentation becomes a more effective way to deliver the Consumerium buying signal, and privacy risk is not a concern, i.e. most of what is delivered is green light ads, then in-the-clear FM radio may well be the most important protocol, with analog cell perhaps augmenting it.

Entirely different protocols such as walkie-talkie or cordless protocol applications that call the customer back with an audio presentation on the product they just barcode scanned, may also alter the picture completely.

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 ''See also [[software requirements]] and [[hardware requirements]].''
-'''Protocol requirements''' for the [[healthy buying infrastructure]] seem to include at least [[ICQ]] or another [[chat net]] that can support [[SecureIM]].
+'''Protocol requirements''' for the [[healthy buying infrastructure]] seem to include at least:
-Presumably, each [[terminal device]] involved has an [[IP number]] issued from a block someone controls.  Every [[retail shelf]] might ultimately have one too.
+*Each high-capability [[terminal device]] involved probably has an [[IP number]] issued from a block someone controls.  Every [[retail shelf]] might ultimately have one too, if [[friendly retail]] becomes the norm.
-[[Hardware requirements]] and [[hardware standard]]s drive this to a great degree.  [[Bluetooth]] for instance is assumed to be required to get both secure communication and [[modular hardware]].
+*Some integration with [[ICQ]] or another [[chat net]] that can support [[SecureIM]] - [[Consumerium Service access]] should include access to other users, especially if [[brand management]] types can pay to promote [[green light]] products to users, making it all [[self-funding]].
+[[Hardware requirements]] and [[hardware standard]]s constrain the protocols:  [[Bluetooth]] for instance is assumed to be required to get both secure communication and [[modular hardware]].  But if [[in-store radio]] and [[audio]] presentation becomes a more effective way to deliver the [[Consumerium buying signal]], and [[privacy risk]] is not a concern, i.e. most of what is delivered is [[green light ad]]s, then in-the-clear [[FM radio]] may well be the most important protocol, with [[analog cell]] perhaps augmenting it.
+Entirely different protocols such as [[walkie-talkie]] or [[cordless protocol]] applications that call the customer back with an [[audio]] presentation on the product they just [[barcode scan]]ned, may also alter the picture completely.