86
Internet of Things (IoT)
These are very appealing products that bring the new experience of SIoT to the customers. Although, products have the provision of open APIs, most of the products available on the market are still not capable of interacting with other third-party devices and
applications; this is a challenge for the future interoperability of SIoT products. We list out
some of the identified common characteristics of the IoT products like Pachube, Nimbits,
Paraimpu, ThingSpeak, and IoBridge.
• The objects use a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) protocol to send and receive
data. This choice allows high interoperability among the different platforms.
• An intermediary server is used. The objects do not communicate directly with each
other.
• Every object has a “data point” associated with it on the server side to keep track
of the data sent.
• The methods POST and GET are used to send and request data.
TABLE 5.2
List of Some Commercial Social Devices
Industry
Manufacturer
Product
Social Features
Communication
Open
API
Apparel
Accessories
Nike
Nike + FuelBand
(https://goo.gl/
NoPquU)
Fitness-tracking
wristband social
network. FuelBand
users share their fitness
data
Wireless
Yes
Appliances
Good Night
Lamp
Good Night Lamp
(http://goo.gl/
Ad38Ko)
Share your presence and
wired availability in an
ambient way
Wired
No
Beverages
PepsiCo
Social Vending
System (http://
goo.gl/ZH7DX9)
Social networking of
vending machine
Gift/share a beverage to
a friend with video
messages
Wired
No
Health care
Corventis
Nuvant MCT
(http://goo.gl/
obJmJL
Noninvasive, ambulatory
arrhythmia monitoring
Physicians, patients, and
families coordinate
Wireless
No
Smart Home
Shanghai
Kingstronic
Shenzhen Opiz
Xiamen
Hualian
http://www.
globalsources.
com/
manufacturers/
Smart-Home.html
Real-time feedback on
the aspect of need in
home appliances,
energy conservation
Wireless
Yes
Smart City
IBM
CISCO
Schneider
Electric
http://www.
govtech.com/
Smart-CitySuppliers.html
Traffic navigation,
innovation in green
energy, waste-pollution
control
Wireless
No
Smart
Shopping
Johnson
Plastics
https://www.
engraversjournal.
com/article.
php/2970/index.
html
Bio sensor intelligence,
smart store, smart
advertising feature
Wireless
No
Internet of Things (IoT)
These are very appealing products that bring the new experience of SIoT to the customers. Although, products have the provision of open APIs, most of the products available on the market are still not capable of interacting with other third-party devices and
applications; this is a challenge for the future interoperability of SIoT products. We list out
some of the identified common characteristics of the IoT products like Pachube, Nimbits,
Paraimpu, ThingSpeak, and IoBridge.
• The objects use a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) protocol to send and receive
data. This choice allows high interoperability among the different platforms.
• An intermediary server is used. The objects do not communicate directly with each
other.
• Every object has a “data point” associated with it on the server side to keep track
of the data sent.
• The methods POST and GET are used to send and request data.
TABLE 5.2
List of Some Commercial Social Devices
Industry
Manufacturer
Product
Social Features
Communication
Open
API
Apparel
Accessories
Nike
Nike + FuelBand
(https://goo.gl/
NoPquU)
Fitness-tracking
wristband social
network. FuelBand
users share their fitness
data
Wireless
Yes
Appliances
Good Night
Lamp
Good Night Lamp
(http://goo.gl/
Ad38Ko)
Share your presence and
wired availability in an
ambient way
Wired
No
Beverages
PepsiCo
Social Vending
System (http://
goo.gl/ZH7DX9)
Social networking of
vending machine
Gift/share a beverage to
a friend with video
messages
Wired
No
Health care
Corventis
Nuvant MCT
(http://goo.gl/
obJmJL
Noninvasive, ambulatory
arrhythmia monitoring
Physicians, patients, and
families coordinate
Wireless
No
Smart Home
Shanghai
Kingstronic
Shenzhen Opiz
Xiamen
Hualian
http://www.
globalsources.
com/
manufacturers/
Smart-Home.html
Real-time feedback on
the aspect of need in
home appliances,
energy conservation
Wireless
Yes
Smart City
IBM
CISCO
Schneider
Electric
http://www.
govtech.com/
Smart-CitySuppliers.html
Traffic navigation,
innovation in green
energy, waste-pollution
control
Wireless
No
Smart
Shopping
Johnson
Plastics
https://www.
engraversjournal.
com/article.
php/2970/index.
html
Bio sensor intelligence,
smart store, smart
advertising feature
Wireless
No