Intelligent Virtual World : Technologies and Applications in Distributed Virtual Environment

by Shih, Timothy K.; Wang, Paul P.

• ISBN13: 9789812386182
• ISBN10: 9812386181
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-07-31
• Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC

Summary

In recent years, we have witnessed an explosive growth in multimedia computing, communication and applications. This revolution is transforming the way people live, work and interact with each other, and is impacting the way business, government services, education, entertainment and health care operate. This important book summarizes recent research topics, focusing on four major areas: (1) intelligent content-based information retrieval and virtual world, (2) quality-of-services of multimedia data, (3) intelligent techniques for distance education, and (4) intelligent agents for e-commerce.

Table of Contents

Metadata-mediated browsing and retrieval in a cultural heritage image collection	p. 1
Shape analysis and retrieval of multimedia objects	p. 21
Perceptual consistency for image retrieval	p. 53
Rendering with inverse concentric mosaics	p. 75
Multimedia broadcasting techniques : present approaches and new trends	p. 89
On IP traffic monitoring	p. 113
Networked multimedia information management for QoS-sensitive info-sphere	p. 125
Network architectures and protocols for multimedia transmissions with QoS support	p. 159
Mobile agent-based adaptive multimedia communication	p. 179
A component-based software architecture for pervasive computing	p. 191
Scenario analysis using petri nets	p. 213
Synchronized hypermedia lecture framework for Web-based distance education	p. 225
Distance education over the Japan gigabit network	p. 243
A question-answering system using a predictive answer indexer	p. 257
Distance education and e-learning in the digital age : critical considerations	p. 275
Intelligent Web-based e-commerce system	p. 295
Technologies for the enhancement of personalization in e-commerce applications	p. 325
Contract negotiation in e-marketplaces	p. 349
Future research directions for the intelligent virtual world	p. 377
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