Enabling computer applications in residential environments

摘要

This paper present some work that has been done by the Portuguese partners of the Integrated Broadband Communications on Broadcast Networks (IBCoBN) European project, that aims to deliver telematic applications to contribute to a better quality of life of elderly and disabled people, and to improve social integration, providing leisure activities and therapeutic programmes at a distance. The IBCoBN project also aims to exploit the CATV infrastructure for interactive services. The paper explores the usage of the TV set as an interface for computer applications.