Background - What is EASTIN

Background - What is EASTIN

• A European network that offers information on Assistive Technologies of all kind (mobility, self care, ICT, ….)

• The core is the EASTIN website www.eastin.eu that includes information on assistive technology products, manufacturers and associated info (articles, case studies, …)

• EASTIN stems from a project founded by the European Commission in 2004-2005 (eTEN programme)

• Now is a self financing association

• EASTIN is currently expanding (including new information providers), and improving the dataset for the description of products

http://www.eastin.eu/

the EASTIN Website

The current EASTIN approach

Provider 1 (e.g. SIVA)

Webservice Server

EASTIN

EASTIN Search engine

Data in EASTIN format

Webservice Client

User interface (eastin website)

Product DB

Provider 2 (e.g. HMI Basen)

Webservice Server

Product DB

Provider 3 (e.g. DLF Data)

Webservice Server

Product DB

…

Retrieved product list

<SmallProductDto[]>

Query from the user

I want an on screen keyboard

Provider N

Webservice Server

Product DB

Product details<ProductDto[]>

Product description in the EASTIN portalExample

Basic information

Additional technical details

Currently sent to EASTIN as Free text => will be separate fields from January 2013

The new dataset (from Jan 2013) – basic informationItem numerosity ExampleCommercial name 1 Victor Reader StreamISO Code More 22.18.03 Insert date 1 16-05-2012-00:50Latest update 1 16-06-2012-21:26Manufacturer Name 1 HumanwareMan. Address 1 1800, Michaud streetMan.Postcode 1 4500Man.Town 1 DrummondvilleMan.Country 1 CAMan.Phone 1 +1 819 471 4818Man.Fax 1 +1 819 471 4818Man.E-mail 1 [email protected] 1 http://...Man.Social network 2 http://...Man.Skype acc. 1 skypenameDescription in original language 1 VR Stream er både en DAISY afspiller...Description in English 1 VR Stream is both a DAISY player…Image 1 (http://.. )User manual 2 http://..Video demo 2 http://..Brochure 2 http://..Original document 1 http://..download or purch. webpage 1 http://..Source Database 1 HMISource D. country 1 DK

http://www.humanware.com/

New dataset for product description

Overall dimensionsWidth (cm)Length (cm)Height (cm)Weight (kg)Capacity / RangeMagnification (x)Number of keysNumber of input channelsNumber of output channels/DevicesSignal range (m)OutputAuditivePrintScreenTactile displayVoice synthesisRecorded sound….

The new dataset (from Jan 2013) – Additional Technical details (only some fields are shown here as an exemple)

TITLE

Features with numeric value (measures)

Features without numeric value

Information flowing from the EASTIN database to the GPII Unified listing

EASTIN search engine

EASTIN Web Portal

Validation procedure

Unified Listing Web Portal

QueriesRetrieved data

SIVA (Italy)

DLF (UK)

Rehadat (Germany) …

EASTIN Distributed DB of AT products

Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)

Marketplace web site

Marketpl. database

APIOutput Web

ServiceInput Web Service (client)

12 3

4

5

EASTIN User

GPII User

ValidatorW.S. Client

GPII Unif. listing

Connection of GPII into the EASTIN network

GPII Unif. listing


EASTIN Web Portal


SIVA (Italy)

DLF (UK)



Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)

Input Web Service (client)

Input W.S. (server)

EASTIN User

Overall EASTIN-GPII connection scheme

GPII Unif. listing


EASTIN Web Portal

EASTIN User

GPII User




SIVA (Italy)

DLF (UK)



Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)


Marketpl. database

Output Web ServiceInput Web Service (client)

Input W.S. (server)


Validation procedure DRAFT!

1. Find out duplicated products (aided by automatic functions)

2. Information of duplicates is merged into one record (automatic procedure) that will include:

– all the commercial names (alias)– all the manufacturer names– all the ISO codes– all the images– all the text descriptions– the sum of the detailed information

3. if needed, technical data are completed/modified and feedback is sent to the information provider

4. Specific settings are added for the product (automatically if the product is Cloud4all compliant)

See wiki page: http://wiki.gpii.net/index.php/Unified_%28Federated%29_Listing_validation_procedure

Source: database + country

SIVA (IT) Vlibank (BE)

Names ACE CENTRE - SAW 5

SAW 5

Images

ISO codes 22.36.18 22.36.15manufacturer names + country

ACE Centre Advisory Trust (UK)

ACE CENTRE (UK)

last update 21/09/2012 21/09/2012

text description Software for computers running Windows, enabling control by

Software for computers running Windows,.

?=

Source: database + country

SIVA (IT) Vlibank (BE)

Names ACE CENTRE - SAW 5 SAW 5

Images

ISO codes 22.36.18 22.36.15manufacturer names + country

ACE Centre Advisory Trust (UK)

ACE CENTRE (UK)

last update 21/09/2012 21/09/2012

text description Software for computers running Windows, enabling control by

Software for computers running Windows,.

Property values

Input devices Joystick; Keyboard; Mouse; Touch pad; Touch screen; On screen keyboard; Sing

Activation modality

Mechanical (touch, push, pull, squeeze,

Output devices/software

Screen; Printer; Loudspeaker; Vibrator; Tactile display;

Output modality Acoustic/sound; Speech synthesis; Speech recorded;

Settings

http://wiki.gpii.net/index.php/Unified_(Federated)_Listing_validation_procedure

Product description in the Solution Registry

Source: database + country SIVA (IT) Vlibank (BE)Names ACE CENTRE - SAW 5 SAW 5Images

ISO codes 22.36.18 22.36.15manufacturer names + country ACE Centre Advisory Trust (UK) ACE CENTRE (UK)last update 21/09/2012 21/09/2012text description Software for computers running

Windows, enabling…Software for Windows that allows to …

Technical details INPUT DEVICESMouse; Double switch; …INPUT ADJUSTMENTSScanning speed adjustable; Size of controls (or keys) adjustable…

Setting name Possibe values Font size 10- 38 pt Scanning speed slow, medium, fastVoice output on; offSpeech rate 10-60 Word per minute

Basic information

technical details

Specific settings

EASTIN “input” Web services

GPII Unif. listing


EASTIN Web Portal


SIVA (Italy)

DLF (UK)



Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)

Input Web Service (client)

Input W.S. (server)

EASTIN User

“input” Web services protocol

• Protocol: XML-SOAP 1.2

• SIVA Web Service for Eastin is an example of implementation based on Microsoft .NET Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) technology. Other Eastin partners used Java-based or PHP-based frameworks. Here you can get the WSDL of SIVA Web Service for Eastin: http://www.portale.siva.it/eastinetnawebservices/searches.svc?wsdl

http://www.portale.siva.it/eastinetnawebservices/searches.svc?wsdl



“input” Web services product search function

The Web service must implement 9 functions. The most important function in Cloud4all repository perspective is:

SmallProductDto[] FindSmallProducts(string[] isoCodes, FeatureDto[] features,

string commercialName, string manufacturer, DateTime insertDateMin, DateTime insertDateMax);

features parameter is an array of FeatureDto objects that represent the new Eastin-Etna taxonomy (from Jan 2013) and can be used together with isoCodes parameter to find all ICT products caracterized by a specified techincal feature.

“input” Web services returned object 1

The function returns an array of SmallProductDto objects which are defined here:

public class SmallProductDto{

public string ProductCode { get; set; }public string IsoCodePrimary { get; set; }public string[] IsoCodesOptional { get; set; }public string CommercialName { get; set; }public string ManufacturerCode { get; set; }public string ManufacturerName { get; set; }public DateTime InsertDate { get; set; }public DateTime LastUpdateDate { get; set; }public string ThumbnailImageUrl { get; set; }

}

“input” Web services product detail function

Once you get the product ID (called ProductCode) you can get all the possible information about a single product calling the function:

ProductDto GetProduct(string productCode, string languageCode);

The languageCode parameter (for ex.: “en”, “it”, “de”) is used to decide how to localize some of the textual content contained in the returned object.

“input” Web services returned objects 2

The ProductDto returned object is defined here:

public class ProductDto { <... all fields contained in SmallProductDto plus ... > public string ManufacturerAddress { get; set; } public string ManufacturerPostalCode { get; set; } public string ManufacturerTown { get; set; } public string ManufacturerCountry { get; set; } public string ManufacturerPhone { get; set; } public string ManufacturerFax { get; set; } public string ManufacturerEmail { get; set; } public string ManufacturerSkype { get; set; } public string ManufacturerWebSiteUrl { get; set; } public string[] ManufacturerSocialNetworkUrls { get; set; } public string ImageUrl { get; set; } public string Description { get; set; } public string OriginalUrl { get; set; } public string DownloadUrl { get; set; } public string[] UserManualUrls { get; set; } public string[] VideoUrls { get; set; } public string[] BrochureUrls { get; set; } public string[] FurtherInfoUrls { get; set; } public FeatureDto[] Features { get; set; } }

basic information

Additional technical details

EASTIN “output” Web services


EASTIN Web Portal




SIVA (Italy)

DLF (UK)



Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)

Input W.S. (server)


Marketpl. database

APIOutput Web

ServiceInput Web Service (client)

12 3

4

5

EASTIN User

GPII User


GPII Unif. listing

“output” Web services protocol

• XML-SOAP 1.2

or

• REST

The decision about the protocol to be used will be taken in the first quarter of 2013 but there is the possibility that both protocols will be supported.

“output” Web services product search function

Again, the most important functions for Cloud4all project are:

SmallProductDto[] FindSmallProducts(string[] isoCodes, FeatureDto[] features,

string commercialName, string manufacturer, DateTime insertDateMin, DateTime insertDateMax);

ProductDto GetProduct(string repositoryCode, string productCode, string languageCode);

Here the only difference is that in GetProduct() you must pass the repository ID (repositoryCode parameter). The RepositoryCode field is contained (together with ProductCode) in SmallProductDto objects, returned by FindSmallProducts().

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Background - What is EASTIN