The vision for the complete system is to enable availability of both content and services, regardless of location, as if the data were on the actual device.

The approach applied here for the system is based on a specific VisualREST server and a number of client devices, which share data in the cloud in a manner that is transparent to the applications running on the device. This is accomplished by using Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) on the client devices, which is used to mount sets of remote files to local directories based on metadata stored on the VisualREST server. Furthermore, these directories, called “contexts”, enable cloudification of files and sharing them. The software suite of the client device also contains applications that enable one-click availability of new multimedia content in the cloud as well as accessing these files thru contexts.

D1.3.4 Initial Desgin that Treats Mobile and Embedded Devices as Cloud Members

https://www.cloudsoftwareprogram.org/results/deliverables-and-other-reports/i/27819/1941/d1-3-4-initial-desgin-that-treats-mobile-and-embedded-devices-as-cloud-members

Cloud Software Finland is Tivit's four-year (2010-2014) program which focuses on developing different areas of cloud services. The program is sponsored by Tekes.

Cloud Software Finland Program: http://www.cloudsoftwareprogram.org/