<s>
AllJoyn	B-Device
is	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
framework	O
that	O
allows	O
devices	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
other	O
devices	O
around	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
the	O
AllSeen	B-Device
Alliance	I-Device
promoted	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
from	O
2013	O
until	O
2016	O
when	O
the	O
alliance	O
merged	O
with	O
the	O
Open	O
Connectivity	O
Foundation	O
(	O
OCF	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
became	O
hosted	O
by	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AllJoyn	B-Device
technology	O
was	O
promoted	O
by	O
Qualcomm	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Qualcomm	O
signed	O
over	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
trademark	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
AllSeen	B-Device
Alliance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alliance	O
promoted	O
interoperability	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Internet	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
things	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
consumer	O
brands	O
signed	O
on	O
including	O
LG	O
,	O
Sharp	O
Corporation	O
,	O
Haier	O
,	O
Panasonic	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
Electrolux	O
,	O
Sears	O
and	O
Arçelik	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
AllSeen	B-Device
Alliance	I-Device
merged	O
with	O
the	O
Open	O
Connectivity	O
Foundation	O
(	O
OCF	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OCF	O
sponsored	O
both	O
the	O
IoTivity	B-Device
and	O
AllJoyn	B-Device
open	O
source	O
projects	O
at	O
the	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expanded	O
OCF	O
board	O
of	O
directors	O
consisted	O
of	O
executives	O
from	O
Electrolux	O
,	O
Arçelik	O
A.S.	O
,	O
ARRIS	O
International	O
plc	O
,	O
CableLabs	O
,	O
Canon	O
,	O
Cisco	O
,	O
GE	O
Digital	O
,	O
Haier	O
,	O
Intel	O
,	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
Qualcomm	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Technicolor	O
SA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
merging	O
process	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
license	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
License	I-Application
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Source	O
code	O
was	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
AllJoyn	B-Device
project	O
repositories	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
development	O
ended	O
after	O
the	O
source	O
and	O
documentation	O
were	O
copied	O
to	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllJoyn	B-Device
provided	O
a	O
core	O
system	O
services	O
for	O
interoperability	O
among	O
connected	O
products	O
and	O
software	O
applications	O
across	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
create	O
dynamic	O
proximal	O
networks	O
using	O
a	O
D-Bus	B-Language
message	O
bus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unity	O
Technologies	O
has	O
provided	O
the	O
'	O
AllJoyn	B-Device
Unity	O
Extension	O
 '	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
AllJoyn	B-Device
SDK	O
release	O
2.3.6	O
and	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AllJoyn	B-Device
software	O
framework	O
and	O
core	O
system	O
services	O
let	O
compatible	O
devices	O
and	O
applications	O
find	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
communicate	O
and	O
collaborate	O
across	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
product	O
category	O
,	O
platform	O
,	O
brand	O
,	O
and	O
connection	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Target	O
devices	O
include	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
fields	O
of	O
Connected	O
Home	O
,	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
Smart	O
Audio	O
,	O
Broadband	O
Gateways	O
,	O
and	O
Automotive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
used	O
the	O
client	B-Operating_System
–	I-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
model	I-Operating_System
to	O
organize	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
AllJoyn	B-Device
framework	O
's	O
capabilities	O
by	O
bridging	O
other	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
added	O
a	O
technology	O
called	O
Device	O
System	O
Bridge	O
that	O
allows	O
devices	O
using	O
home	O
or	O
building	O
protocols	O
such	O
as	O
Z-Wave	B-Device
and	O
BACnet	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
an	O
AllJoyn	B-Device
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
integrated	O
the	O
AllJoyn	B-Device
runtime	O
(	O
standard	O
client	O
)	O
and	O
Router	O
Node	O
service	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllJoyn	B-Device
provided	O
services	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
integrated	O
with	O
its	O
core	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
onboarding	O
,	O
configuration	O
,	O
notification	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
panel	O
.	O
</s>
