Abstract
Since the late 1990s, Japan has been developing the digital home concept. So
far, the Japanese government and enterprises have achieved impressive results
in broadband network deployment, digital home Internet access technology, and
networked home appliances. Toshiba was the first leading Japanese vendor to
develop a comprehensive networked appliance solution, followed by Matsushita
and Hitachi. The digital home products are designed to improve convenience and
home security, as well as reduce energy consumption. Japanese vendors have
also made great efforts to unify various digital home standards to achieve
product interoperability, an important concept in digital home. This report
will examine the major trends in the development of digital home applications
and services by the leading Japanese vendors.
Table of Contents
List of Topics
Current status of the Japanese digital home market, including the development
of the Japanese digital home policies, such as the e-Japan Strategy and the
u-Japan Policy; existing digital home standard alliances in Japan, including
the ECHONET, the DLNA, the iReady, the CLEF, and the UOPF; Toshiba,
Matsushita, and Hitachi' s digital home solutions as well as comparison of
these solutions; leading Japanese vendors' challenges in developing the
digital home market.
List of Tables
- Table 1 Comparison of Japanese Digital Home Standards Alliances
- Table 2 Comparison of Toshiba, Matsushita, and Hitachi' s Digital Home
Solutions
List of Figures
- Figure1 Development of Japanese IT Policies
- Figure2 The u-Japan Policy
- Figure3 The UOPF Alliance Vision
- Figure4 Toshiba' s Feminity Digital Home Solution
- Figure5 Matsushita' s Kurashi Net Digital Home Solutions
- Figure6 Hitachi' s HoRaSo Digital Home Solution
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