Intelligent communication systems / Nobuyoshi Terashima.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Terashima, Nobuyoshi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Telecommunication systems.

Artificial intelligence.

User interfaces (Computer systems).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a thorough review of research on intelligent communication systems, focusing on the applications of artificial intelligence to telecommunications that help realize user-friendly interfaces.Intelligent Communication Systems presents the direct result of more than a decade of the author's experiences, research activity, and education in applying artificial intelligence to telecommunications technology. In this book, several fundamental research areas are covered. Some of the areas covered are human-friendly interfaces for telecommunication services with such conce

Contents:

Front Cover; Intelligent Communication Systems; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Author's Note; Chapter 1. Information Technology; 1.1 Information Technology Concept; 1.2 Intelligent Network Concept; Chapter 2. Comunication Fundamentals; 2.1 Connection-type Communication and Connectionless-type Communication; 2.2 Numbering Plan; 2.3 Protocol; Chapter 3. Communication Network Structure; 3.1 Telephone Network Architecture; 3.2 Computer Network Architecture; 3.3 Internet Network Architecture; Chapter 4. Advances in Communication Networks; 4.1 Integrated Services Digital Network; 4.2 N-ISDN

4.3 B-ISDN4.4 Asynchronous Transfer Mode; Chapter 5. A Variety of Telecommunication Systems; 5.1 Computer Sharing; 5.2 Facsimile Communication System; 5.3 Videotex Communication System; 5.4 Distance Education System; Chapter 6. Information Superhighways; 6.1 The Gigabit Network Test Bed Project; 6.2 Super-High-Speed Backbone Network Project; 6.3 Internet 2 and the Next-Generation Internet; 6.4 Global Information Infrastructure; 6.5 Significance of Information Superhighways; Chapter 7. Newly Developed Telecommunication Services; 7.1 Toll-Free-Phone Service; 7.2 Caller ID Service

7.3 Call Forwarding Service7.4 Call Waiting Service; 7.5 Mobile Communication Service; 7.6 The lnternet; 7.7 Intranet; 7.8 Continuous Acquisition and Lifelong Support; 7.9 Electronic Money; Chapter 8. Intelligent Communication Systems; 8.1 Concept of Intelligent Communication Systems; 8.2 Functions of the Intelligent Processing Layer; 8.3 Structure of the Knowledge-Base System; Chapter 9. Design Methodology for Telecommunication Services; 9.1 State-of-the-Art Design Methodology; 9.2 Definitions; 9.3 Graph Theory; 9.4 Example Description of Telecommunication Services

9.5 Conflicts Among Telecommunication Services9.6 Conflict of Charge Policy; 9.7 High-Level Description of Telecommunication Services; 9.8 Requirement Specification; Chapter 10. Basic Technology of the Intelligent Communication System; 10.1 Application of Production Rules to Telecommunications; 10.2 Description of Telecommunication Services in a Semantic Network; 10.3 Symbolic Logic; 10.4 Predicate Logic; Chapter 11. Telesensation; 11.1 Virtual Reality Concept; 11.2 History of Virtual Reality; 11.3 Virtual Object Handling; 11.4 Examples of Virtual Reality; 11.5 Applications of Virtual Reality

11.6 Telesensation11.7 Types of Telesensation; 11.8 HyperReality; 11.9 Possible Applications of HyperReality; 11.10 Technologies for Establishing HyperReality; Chapter 12. Computer Vision; 12.1 Definitions; 12.2 Image Display; 12.3 Image Transformation; 12.4 Image Recognition for Telesensation; 12.5 Application of Telesensation; Chapter 13. Concluding Remarks; 13.1 The Age of the Five Senses; 13.2 The Age of Personalization; 13.3 Impact of the Intelligent Communication System on Industry; 13.4 Impact of the Intelligent Communication System on Society

13.5 Multimedia-Based Society in the 21 st Century

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-04695-7

9786611046958

0-08-051886-9

OCLC:

437191062