Protocol requirements: Difference between revisions

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

HTTP and REST to the web browser, as typical access to Development Wiki and Research Wiki.

Each high-capability terminal device presenting a Consumerium buying signal 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.

Ideally, some integration with ICQ or another chat net that can support SecureIM - see interwiki identity standard for more on this, which suggests jabber.org protocol may play a role in authentication. Possibly SMS also for communication between mobile devices.

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 be more useful to support than anything based on an IP number, if more phones end up with these capabilities.

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 '''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.
+*[[HTTP]] and [[REST]] to the [[web browser]], as typical access to [[Development Wiki]] and [[Research Wiki]].
-*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]].
+*Each high-capability [[terminal device]] presenting a [[Consumerium buying signal]] 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 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.
+*Ideally, some integration with [[ICQ]] or another [[chat net]] that can support [[SecureIM]] - see [[interwiki identity standard]] for more on this, which suggests [[jabber.org]] protocol may play a role in [[authentication]].  Possibly [[SMS]] also for communication between [[mobile device]]s.
-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.
+::[[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 be more useful to support than anything based on an [[IP number]], if more phones end up with these capabilities.