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

by Harald Kosch

Overview

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 frame

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135496524
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	11/24/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Harald Kosch

Table of Contents

Introduction. MPEG-7: The Multimedia Content Description Standard. MPEG-21: The Multimedia Framework Standard. Multimedia Database Management Systems. Distributed Multimedia Database Systems. Concluding Remarks.

Editorial Reviews

This book is a concise but informative work that approaches the multi-faceted subject of distributed multimedia database management from an authoritative and knowledgeable perspective. …This book is invaluable to anyone trying to understand how these technologies come together to deliver quality multimedia access to smart space environments. …it is a must read guide on how to design and implement distributed MPEG-7/MPEG-21-compliant MMDBMS for the future.”
—Minaz Parmar, The Computer Journal, Vol. 48, No. 5, 2005

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