Intelligent Virtual World : Technologies and Applications in Distributed Virtual Environment
by Shih, Timothy K.; Wang, Paul P.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-07-31
Publisher(s): WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC
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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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