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dc.contributor.advisorAndrew Lippman.en_US
dc.contributor.authorToledano, Eyalen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-24T18:37:23Z
dc.date.available2014-11-24T18:37:23Z
dc.date.copyright2013en_US
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91822
dc.descriptionThesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2013.en_US
dc.description56en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 82-85).en_US
dc.description.abstractCoSync is an on-device software framework for coordinating proximal consumer electronic devices in order to create a synchronized, opportunistic and collaborative device ecology. The CoSync device ecology combines multiple stand-alone devices and controls them opportunistically as if they were one distributed, or diffuse, device at the user's fingertips. CoSync interconnects these devices without requiring their users to coordinate in advance. CoSync is inspired by the observation that people participate in serendipitous collaborations with those around them, both friends and strangers; proximal networking compliments the well-established client-server model with a more society like device ecology. This thesis is centered on the design, implementation, and evaluation of CoSync. CoSync is architected to be platform independent and an Android specific reference implementation is provided. Several use cases are demonstrated, including device discovery, opportunistically using another device as network carrier connection, real-time media sharing, co-creation of media such as multi viewpoint video, and close synchronization between devices taking collective action, e.g. coordinating the flash on multiple cameras, and recording synchronized sound and images using separate devices. This thesis work was partially supported by a research grant from Qualcomm Corporation, the Media Lab Digital Life Consortium and the Communications Futures Program.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Eyal Toledano.en_US
dc.format.extent85 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectArchitecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences.en_US
dc.titleOpportunistic, collaborative and synchronized, proximal device ecologyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentProgram in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
dc.identifier.oclc894224857en_US


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