| Capture
|
there
will be devices that can capture all sorts of signals from
the real world: audio and video to start from, but other signals as
well |
| Representation |
the
disparate signals will be represented in a unified language, the language
of binary digits (bits), instead of being "ink", "voltage",
"current", "magnetic field" etc |
| Storage |
the
captured and converted information will be stored in the form
of digits for as long as it will be desired |
| Multimedia
|
many
connected signals like audio-video with other relevant information
will be captured, digitally represented and stored |
| Processing
|
machines
will be built that can process bits as instructed by humans |
| Synthesis |
it will
be possible to instruct machines to generate bits with the
meaning of information appearing as if it had been captured from the
real world |
| Transmission
|
channels,
some of broadcast type and some organised in two-way networks, will
transmit bits instead of specialised signals |
| Access
|
access to bits will be enabled to certain classes of users
and disabled to others |
| Recording |
people
will record the bits received on their local storage devices |
| Reproduction |
devices
will reproduce information so that it can be perceived by human
senses |
| Interaction |
people
will be able to tell machines what they want to get from them |
| Learning |
machines
will learn about user behaviour to offer better ways to interact
with them |
