Distributed multimedia databases : techniques and applications /

Main Author: Shih, Timothy K., 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hershey, PA : Idea Group, c2002.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Prefacei
  • Part I: An Introduction to Multimedia Database
  • Chapter 1: DistributedMultimediaDatabases
  • Timothy K. Shih, Tamkang University, Taiwan
  • Part II: Content-Based Retrieval and Image Database Techniques
  • Chapter 2: Bridging the Semantic Gap in Image Retrieval14
  • Rong Zhao and William I. Grosky, Wayne State University, USA
  • Chapter3: Content-Based VisualInformation Retrieval37
  • Oge Marques and Borko Furht, Florida Atlantic University, USA
  • Chapter 4: Content-Based Trademark Recognition andRetrieval Based
  • on Discrete Synergetic Neural Network 58
  • Tong Zhao, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
  • H. Lilian Tang, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
  • Horace H. S. Ip, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Feihu Qi, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, PRC
  • Chapter 5: Concepts ofEmergence Indexin Image Databases73
  • Sagarmay Deb and Yanchun Zhang,
  • University of Southern Queensland, Australia
  • Part III: Video Database and Video-on-Demand
  • Chapter 6: Distributed TemporalVideo DBMS Using
  • Vertical Class Partitioning Technique90
  • Chi-wai Fung, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong
  • Rynson Lau, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Hong Va Leong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
  • Qing Li, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Antonio Si, Oracle Corporation, USA
  • Chapter 7: Video-on-Demand: Scalability and QoS Control111
  • Fulu Li, Paragon Networks Corp., Ottawa, Canada
  • Chapter8: VideoAbstraction Techniques for a Digital Library120
  • Hang-Bong Kang, Catholic University of Korea, Korea
  • Chapter9: VideoDatabaseTechniques andVideo-on-Demand133
  • Jen-Wen Ding, Kun Shan University of Technology, Taiwan
  • Yueh-Min Huang and Sheng-Yuan Zeng, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
  • Cheng-Chung Chu, Tunghai University, Taiwan
  • Chapter 10: BroadcastingApproaches forVOD Services147
  • Ming-Hour Yang, National Central University, Taiwan
  • Yu-Chee Tseng, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan
  • Part IV: Watermark Techniques
  • Chapter 11: Watermarking on Compressed/Uncompressed Video
  • Using Communications with Side Information Mechanism173
  • Chun-Shien Lu and Hong-Yuan Mark Liao, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
  • Jan-Ru Chen and Kuo-Chin Fan, National Central University, Taiwan
  • Chapter 12: Hiding Images Using Dynamic Bit-Replacement
  • andHumanVisualSystem190
  • Chin-Chen Chang and Kuo-Feng Hwang,
  • National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
  • Chapter 13: Embedding Robust Gray-Level Watermarkin an
  • Image Using Discrete Cosine Transformation206
  • Chwei-Shyong Tsai and Chin-Chen Chang,
  • National Chung Chang University, Taiwan
  • Tung-Shou Chen and Ming-Huang Chen, National Taichung
  • Institute of Technology, Taiwan
  • Part V: Media Synchronization, Multicast and Quality of Services
  • Techniques
  • Chapter 14: Multicast: Concept, Problems, Routing Protocols,
  • Algorithms and QoS Extensions225
  • D. Chakraborty, G. Chakraborty, andN. Shiratori,
  • Tohoku University, Japan
  • Chapter 15: Multimedia and Multi-Stream Synchronization246
  • Fuhua Oscar Lin, Athabasca University, Canada
  • Chapter 16: A Simple Prediction Method for Progressive
  • Image Transmission262
  • Chin-Chen Chang and Guang-Xue Xiao,
  • National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
  • Tung-Shou Chen, National Taichung Institute of Technology, Taiwan
  • Part VI: Case Studies of Multimedia Databases
  • Chapter 17: AMultimedia Database Supports Internet-Based
  • English Learning 274
  • Ying-Hong Wang, Tamkang University, Taiwan
  • Chapter 18: Case Study: Cairo-ADistributed Image Retrieval
  • System for Cluster Architectures293
  • Odej Kao and Stephan Stapel, Technical University ofClausthal, Germany
  • Chapter 19: VRML-Based System for a Three-Dimensional
  • VirtualMuseum306
  • J. F. Diez Higuera and F. J. Diaz Peras, University of Valladolid, Spain
  • Chapter 20: Organizing Multimedia Objects Using a Class
  • Algebra Database318
  • Daniel J. Buehrer, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
  • Chapter 21: Use of the Frame Synchronization Technique to Improve the Visualization
  • Realism on the Web327
  • Jiung-Yao Huang, Tamkang University, Taiwan
  • Part VII: Future Directions of Multimedia Databases
  • Chapter 22: Future Multimedia Databases and Research Directions 352
  • Chin-Chen Chang, National Chung Chang University, Taiwan
  • Yi-Ping Hung, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
  • Timothy K. Shih and Ren-Junn Hwang, Tamkang University, Taiwan
  • About the Authors362
  • Index372.