Kosch Distributed Multimedia Database Technologies Supported by MPEG-7 and MPEG-21

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-1-135-49652-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten

A multimedia system needs a mechanism to communicate with its environment, the Internet, clients, and applications. MPEG-7 provides a standard metadata format for global communication, but lacks the framework to let the various players in a system interact. MPEG-21 closes this gap by establishing an infrastructure for a distributed multimedia framework, allowing for the creation, modification, viewing, and communication of digital items among all participants within an MPEG-21 agreement. Now you have a guide that examines the structure and potential usage of these emerging standards. Distributed Multimedia Database Technologies Supported by MPEG-7 and MPEG-21 describesthe technologies, concepts, and tools of distributed, content-based multimedia systems. It focuses on the practical uses of the technologies of MPEG and SQL/MM in these components, and on the interoperability among them (for data exchange, transactions, interaction, etc.). This book demonstrates an open distributed multimedia framework that enables these components to cooperate in a working environment, delivering rich multimedia access in an increasingly mobile world. About the Author Harald Kosch is an associate professor at the University of Klagenfurt. His domains of interest are distributed multimedia systems, multimedia databases, middleware, and Internet applications. He started research at the École Normale Supèrieure in 1993 during postgraduate study and entered the Ph.D. program in 1994, obtaining his Ph.D. degree in June 1997. He actively participates in the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)-7 and MPEG-21 standardization and is involved in several international research projects in the domain of distributed multimedia systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kosch, Harald

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Daten / Datenbanken
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle

Inhaltsverzeichnis

15 Introduction

Multimedia Content: Context

Multimedia Systems and Databases

(Multi)Media Data and Multimedia Metadata

Purpose and Organization of the Book

MPEG-7: The Multimedia Content Description Standard

Introduction

MPEG-7 and Multimedia Database Systems

Principles for Creating MPEG-7 Documents

MPEG-7 Description Definition Language

Step-by-Step Approach for Creating an MPEG-7

Document

Extending the Description Schema of MPEG-7

Encoding and Decoding of MPEG-7 Documents

for Delivery—Binary Format for MPEG-7

Audio Part of MPEG-7

MPEG-7 Supporting Tools and Reference Software

MPEG-21: The Multimedia Framework Standard

MPEG-21 Concepts and Structure

Digital Item Declaration

Intellectual Property Management and Protection,

Rights Expression Language, and Rights and Data

Dictionary

Digital Item Adaptation

Interoperable MPEG: From MPEG-1 to MPEG-21

Ongoing MPEG-21 Research Projects

Multimedia Database Management Systems

Multimedia Indexing

Multimedia Index Structures

Multimedia Data Models: Implementation and

Communication

Content-Based Retrieval

Multimedia Query Languages, Optimization, and Processing

Multimedia Database Management System Products

Summary

Distributed Multimedia Database Systems

Architectural Considerations

Video Servers and Streaming

Multimedia Communication

Client-Design Issues

Content Adaptation

Summary

Concluding Remarks

Summary of the Book

Semantics in Multimedia Databases

Mobility

Multimedia Middleware

Appendix A Abbreviations and Acronyms

Index