Jini stands for Genie from Aladin and the magic lamp. The name is so chosen because the implications of this technology can actually convert our fantasies to reality! Jini Technology was developed by SUN Microsystems. The goal of this technology as I understand is to seamlessly interface all devices with any kind of processor in it to any network including the internet. In short, you should be able to operate your Washing Machine or any other home appliance using a computer, mobile phone, PDA or any other electronic device having some memory and processing power. Sure sounds Utopian!
This is what we are building! The Jini network consists of one or many Lookup Services where all the services such as printers, programs, electronic devices register themselves. The Lookup Service contains a ' Service Item ' for each of the service that is registered to it. This Service Item contains a proxy object of the service along with some of the distinguishing attributes of the service. The Proxy Object contains the device driver for the service. When a client requests the use of the service, the Lookup Service downloads the Proxy Object of the requested services onto the client location. How the communication between the proxy object (at client's side) and the service happens is the responsibility of the manufacturer of the service. So the client can get access to any service that is connected to the network without ever physically needing to load the driver of that service. More details about Jini Technology can be found at the ollowing links.
I am doing this project with three of my classmates from Sinhgad College of Engineering. Our Project Group:
If you are interested in Jini you can find loads of information about the concept at the following sites: