Distributed Multimedia Databases

2002 ◽  
pp. 2-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy K. Shih
Keyword(s):  
Distributed Control ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Database Systems ◽  
Video On Demand ◽  
Multimedia Databases ◽  
Multimedia Database ◽  
Network Technology ◽  
Distributed Multimedia ◽  
Multimedia Computing ◽  
Systems Requirements

Distributed Multimedia Database involves network technology, distributed control, security, and multimedia computing. This chapter discusses fundamental concepts and introduces issues of image database and digital libraries, video-on-demand systems, multimedia synchronization, as well as some case studies of distributed multimedia database systems. Requirements of multimedia database management systems and their functions are also presented.

Multimedia and Multi-Stream Synchronization

2002 ◽  
pp. 246-261
Author(s):  
Fuhua Lin
Keyword(s):  
Database Systems ◽  
Database System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multimedia Database ◽  
Distributed Multimedia ◽  
Time Uncertainty ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Synchronization Mechanisms ◽  
Stream Synchronization ◽  
Multimedia Database System

Synchronization is an important aspect of the design and implementation of distributed multimedia database systems. In this chapter, we first examine the models that have been proposed in the literature to specify multimedia and multi-stream synchronization and the methods to implement synchronization mechanisms in distributed multimedia database systems. Their strengths and limitations have been compared, and the issues about time uncertainty and interactivity in multimedia and multi-stream synchronization specification and implementation are discussed. Moreover, we use an example to show how to incorporate a synchronization agent into a distributed multimedia database system. Finally, we discuss the trend of future research and development of this topic.

Multimedia Databases

2008 ◽  
pp. 216-222
Author(s):  
Mariana Hentea
Keyword(s):  
Interior Design ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Weather Forecasting ◽  
Database Systems ◽  
Multimedia Databases ◽  
Multimedia Database ◽  
Medical Systems ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Data Objects

The Internet and technologies such as high-capacity storage devices, broadband telecommunications systems, and multimedia development software systems have accelerated the development of new applications based on the use of multimedia database systems. A multimedia database is a repository of different data objects (text, numeric values, Boolean values, dates, graphical images, video clips, and sound files). Examples of applications based on multimedia databases include news and stock market information on demand; movies on demand; home shopping; medical systems; trademark, patent, and copyright databases; geographic information systems (GIS); weather forecasting; Computer Aided Design (CAD) systems; architectural design; fabric and fashion design; interior design; photographic libraries; art gallery and museum management; law enforcement; criminal investigations; military reconnaissance and surveillance; scientific experiments; and educational systems

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