Earthquake Early Warning System Pioneered in Japan

Tomo Hiratsuka writes "After recent destructive earthquakes around the world, Japanese scientists have come up with an earthquake early-warning system that uses sensors and various technologies, including iPv6, to provide up to a minute's warning, which could make a lot of difference, especially in the event of a tsunami. Bizarrely, one of the warning methods even involves networked photocopiers, believe it or not."

Comments

Networked photocopiers?

[Anonymous Coward]

Photocopier 1: Uh oh, paper appears to be jittering about in the scanning area.
Photocopier 2: Yeah, I noticed that too, but I thought it was the fatty going to the vending machine again!
Vending Machine: He's always pressing my buttons!
Photocopier 1: Do we think there'll be an earthquake?
Photocopier 3: Hmm, better warn people. Bum, some c*nts downloading pr0n again and the networks really slow.
Photocopier 2: I'll do it!

Oh, reading the article it works the other way around as a fast office-notification warning system. That's not nearly as interesting.

Xerox to the rescue

[Ravenscall]

Bizarrely, one of the warning methods even involves networked photocopiers, believe it or not."

But is it a beowulf cluster?

Buzzword Bingo?

[lonb]

Using Ipv6? Um, why not also mention "using electricity" and "using gravity"?!? It'd be nice if there were less buzzword usage and more focus on the critical technologies in use.

RTFA

[A nonymous Coward]

It is relevant.

IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is also being put to use. NTT East, the local telephone carrier in Tokyo, has developed an IPv6-based system (top) that uses multicasting technology to broadcast the data to cut down on internet delays.