The device unifying service

This article presents a novel service, the device unifying service (DUS), w hich is aiming at assisting the end-user in the management of his/her diffe rent types of electronic devices. It introduces the concept where all of th e user's different devices are considered as one big virtual terminal, whic h takes care of the management, coordination and configuration of all the d evices it contains. The functions of the DUS are described in detail with u se cases dagger. In addition, various technologies required for the impleme ntation of the DUS are also discussed.