INTEGRATED VOICE STREAM (IVS) SYSTEM

THE OBJECTIVE

●Audio streams can be used to deliver both information and music

●Examples of audio sources:● Music player● E-mail reader● Doorbell

●Manage the playback of simultaneous streams of audio

●Improve the interaction between an individual and a home or car

THE DESIGN – MODULE DIAGRAM

Music Email Checker

GPS Simulator

Audio Input plug-in

Text Input plug-in

MultiPlayerIVS

PersonalSettings Personalization Audio output device

Network

IVS Source

Data Input

plug-ins

IVS System

THE DESIGN – DATA INPUT PLUG-INS

● RECEIVES DATA INPUT FROM DATA SOURCE APPLICATIONS

● CONVERTS DATA (IF NECESSARY) TO A FORMAT RECOGNIZABLE BY THE IVS SYSTEM

● ENCAPSULATES DATA INTO A STANDARD OBJECT CALLED A TRACK

● PASSES TRACK TO THE MULTIPLAYER MODULE● NEW INPUT PLUG-INS CAN BE CREATED TO

RECEIVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DATA USING DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS

THE DESIGN – MULTIPLAYER MODULE

● MAINTAINS THE TRACKS RECEIVED BY THE MULTIPLAYER● PLAYS THE AUDIO TRACKS CURRENTLY LOADED

ACCORDING TO THEIR TYPE AND PRIORITY, AND THE CURRENT SETTINGS OF THE SYSTEM

● LISTENS FOR EVENTS ON THE TRACKS AND ADJUSTS TRACK PLAYING AS SPECIFIED BY THE SETTINGS

● SETTINGS FOR HOW TRACKS ARE TO BE PLAYED ARE STORED IN A MATRIX– ROWS REPRESENT TYPE OF TRACKS CURRENTLY LOADED IN THE

SYSTEM– COLUMNS REPRESENT TYPE OF TRACKS ENTERING THE SYSTEM

THE APPLICATIONS● FOR USE IN THE CAR (EXAMPLES OF AUDIO

SOURCES)● MUSIC● EMAIL READER● GPS DRIVING DIRECTION SIMULATOR

● FOR USE IN THE HOUSE (EXAMPLES OF AUDIO SOURCES)

● MUSIC● EMAIL READER● DOORBELL● SECURITY / EMERGENCY DEVICES SUCH AS A FIRE

ALARM● SMART APPLIANCES SUCH AS A TELEVISION NOTIFYING

THAT A CERTAIN SHOW IS STARTING