Re: Question: ICT or not?

Hi Chaals,
Sorry, that definition is from the S508 standards as well as from the EN
301 549 standards.
Yes the mobile apps are ICT no question there.
Yes, like the thermostat, the home security system tracks the state of
various sensors (entry sensors, motion sensors, smoke alarms, cameras,
their battery charges and alarm triggers) and in that sense manages info.
So that too might fit the definition.
I am trying to identify devices that fit the definition of ICT, items we
see around us other than the ones listed as examples of the term in the
standards: bank ATM, airport kiosk, set top boxes, fax machines, computer
peripherals, transaction machines.
Thanks!
Sailesh

On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 2:18 PM Chaals Nevile <chaals@fastmail.fm> wrote:

> Hi Sailesh,
>
> first, where is the definition from?
>
> Second, I think there's some historical baggage, and I *suspect* your core
> question is a bit different. You're talking about certain components of
> systems. Those components are designed to manage user interaction, and I
> think they fit into your definition of ICT, although somewhere closer to
> the edges than the core.
>
> The apps, which are in principle seperable components (because you could
> replace them without touching the rest of the system), are ICT.
>
> It's not so obvious that an EV charger itself is ICT, since its principal
> function is to provide electrical carge to a device, but it is governed by
> ICT according to your definition. The thermostat, whose principal function
> is to regulate a system, is managing information (current temperature, and
> controlling heating or cooling to adjust that) so might directly fit the
> definition.
>
> Can you share a clearer context for the question and the actual goal?
>
> cheers
>
> Chaals
>
> On Tuesday, 16 July 2024 18:30:54 (+01:00), Sailesh Panchang wrote:
>
> Wondering if someone can help me here?
> For an ICT: "the principal function is the creation, conversion,
> duplication, automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation,
> manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching,
> interchange, transmission, reception, or broadcast of data or information".
>
> So can the following types of devices be termed  as ICT  based on their
> principal function?
> An EV charger: it can be operated via a supported mobile app to which it
> connects wirelessly. The EV charger itself may have a ready state indicator
> and perhaps an on/off switch.
> A thermostat like Nest: one can use controls on the device to regulate
> temperature. This too connects wirelessly via a mobile app and one can
> interact with the device.
> Home security system: Again the same thing. It can be controlled via a
> mobile app.
>
> The visual info on the screens for these devices is available through the
> app and though the device does not directly provide audio output one can
> use a screen reader with the mobile app effectively when connected
> wirelessly with the device. These are closed functionality devices.
> Thanks
> Sailesh
>
>
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