ADROIT is a developmental computer program for real-time distribution of complex data streams for display on Web-enabled, portable terminals held by members of an operational team of a spacecraft-command- and-control center who may be located away from the center. Examples of such terminals include personal data assistants, laptop computers, and cellular telephones. ADROIT would make it unnecessary to equip each terminal with platform-specific software for access to the data streams or with software that implements the information-sharing protocol used to deliver telemetry data to clients in the center.

ADROIT is a combination of middleware plus software specific to the center. (Middleware enables one application program to communicate with another by performing such functions as conversion, translation, consolidation, and/or integration.) ADROIT translates a data stream (voice, video, or alphanumerical data) from the center into Extensible Markup Language, effectuates a subscription process to determine who gets what data when, and presents the data to each user in real time. Thus, ADROIT is expected to enable distribution of operations and to reduce the cost of operations by reducing the number of persons required to be in the center.

This program was written by Mark Hodges and Layne Simmons of TenXsys, Inc. for Johnson Space Center. For further information, contact the JSC Innovative Partnerships Office at (281) 483-3809.

In accordance with Public Law 96-517, the contractor has elected to retain title to this invention. Inquiries concerning rights for its commercial use should be addressed to:

TenXsys, Inc.
408 S. Eagle Road
Suite 201
Eagle, ID 83616

Refer to MSC-24152-1, volume and number of this NASA Tech Briefs issue, and the page number.