Intelligent virtual world : technologies and applications in distributed virtual environment / editors, Timothy K. Shih, Paul P. Wang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shih, Timothy K., 1961-

Wang, Paul P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multimedia systems.

Intelligent agents (Computer software).

Virtual reality.

Electronic data processing--Distributed processing.

Electronic data processing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; London : World Scientific, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In recent years, we have witnessed an explosive growth in multimediacomputing, communication and applications. This revolution istransforming 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 onfour major areas: (1) intelligent content-based information retrievaland virtual world, (2) quality-of-services of multimedia data, (3)intelligent techniques for distance education, and (4) intelligentagents for e-commerce.

Contents:

Intelligent Virtual World: Technologies and Applications in Distributed VirtuaI Environment; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Metadata-Mediated Browsing and Retrieval in a Cultural Heritage Image Collection D.V. Sreenath, W.I. Grosky and F. Andres; Chapter 2: Shape Analysis and Retrieval of Multimedia Objects M.H. Safar; Chapter 3: Perceptual Consistency for Image Retrieval W.K. Leow; Chapter 4: Rendering with Inverse Concentric Mosaics L. Wang, S.B. Kang and H.-Y. Shum; Chapter 5: MuItimedia Broadcasting Techniques: Present Approaches and New Trends B. Furht, R. Westwater and J. Ice

Chapter 6: On IP Traffic Monitoring D. Wei and N. AnsariChapter 7: Networked Multimedia Information Management for QoS-Sensitive Info-sphere W. Lee, R. Harinath, J. Srivastava, D. Su, J. Richardson and M. Foresti; Chapter 8: Network Architectures and Protocols for Multimedia Transmissions with QoS support M. Lee, J. Lim and K. Chae; Chapter 9: Mobile Agent-Based Adaptive Multimedia Communication K. Hashimoto, Y. Shibata and N. Shiratori; Chapter 10: A Component-based Software Architecture for Pervasive Computing N.M. Belaramani, Y. Chow, V.W.-M. Kwan, C.-L. Wang and F.C.M. Lau

Chapter 11: Scenario Analysis Using Petri Nets F.O. LinChapter 12: Synchronized Hypermedia Lecture Framework for Web-based Distance Education H.-Y. Chen; Chapter 13: Distance Education Over the Japan Gigabit Network A. He, Z. Cheng, T. Huang, A. Koyama and J.A. DeHart; Chapter 14: A Question-Answering System Using a Predictive Answer Indexer H. Kim, K. Kim, J. Seo and G.G. Lee; Chapter 15: Distance Education and E-Learning in the Digital Age: Critical Considerations Y.S. Chee; Chapter 16: Intelligent Web-based E-Commerce System B. Limthanmaphon, Z. Zhang and Y. Zhang

Chapter 17: Technologies for the Enhancement of Personalization in E-Commerce Applications K.P. Hewagamage, C. Jayawardana and M. HirakawaChapter 18: Contract Negotiation in E-marketplaces L. Esmahi and J. Ngwenya; Chapter 19: Future Research Directions for the Intelligent Virtual World T.K. Shih and W. Kim; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611347680

9781281347688

128134768X

9789812562630

981256263X

OCLC:

475937247