Message from the General Chair (Abstract)
Conference Committee (Abstract)
Program Committee (Abstract)
An Architecture of Distributed Media Servers for Supporting Guaranteed QoS and Media Indexing (Abstract)
Reducing Variation in Bit-Rate Produced by Encoder in MPEG Video (Abstract)
An Abstract Layered Model for Hypermedia Document System (Abstract)
On Satisfying Timing and Resource Constraints in Distributed Multimedia Systems (Abstract)
Multi-Phase Interval Caching for a News on Demand Server (Abstract)
Applying QoS Guaranteed Multicast Audio and Video to the Web (Abstract)
Optimal Bandwidth-Buffer Trade-off for VBR Media Transmission over Multiple Relay-Servers (Abstract)
Resource Negotiation for Collaborative Multimedia Presentations (Abstract)
Multimedia Support in Network Protocol Processing Subsystems (Abstract)
Multi-Rate Variable-Quality VOP Shape Coder (Abstract)
A Metadata Based Framework for Extracting and Using Web Sites Structures (Abstract)
Reduced Memory Zerotree Coding Algorithm for Hardware Implementation (Abstract)
End-to-End Frame-Rate Adaptive Streaming of Video Data (Abstract)
Towards Distributed Synthetic Environments for Training in Industry (Abstract)
Server Side "Compresslets" for Internet Multimedia Streams (Abstract)
Dynamic Window-Constrained Scheduling for Multimedia Applications (Abstract)
Improving RSVP for Better Support of Internet Multimedia Applications (Abstract)
Constant Bandwidth vs Proportional Share Resource Allocation (Abstract)
An Efficient Rerouting Mechanism for Dynamic Network Resource Management (Abstract)
Supplying Instantaneous Video-on-Demand Services Using Controlled Multicast (Abstract)
A Distributed Object Platform for Multimedia Applications (Abstract)
Recognition of Facial Expressions Based on the Hopfield Memory Model (Abstract)
Interactive Panning and Zooming the Virtual Camera (Abstract)
On the Use of Histograms for Image Retrieval (Abstract)
Automatic Classification of Tv News Articles Based on Telop Character Recognition (Abstract)
Experiment of Virtual Space Distance Education System using the Objects of Cultural Heritage (Abstract)
A Semantic Modeling Approach for Video Retrieval by Content (Abstract)
VST-Model: A Uniform Topological Modeling of the Visual-Spatio-Temporal Video Features (Abstract)
Compensation of Partly Photographed Page-Images Using 3D Shape Information (Abstract)
A Multimedia Personalized Fruition of Figurative Artistic Heritage by a GIS-Based Methodology (Abstract)
An Alternative Image Retrieval System Based on Visual and Thematic Corpus Organization (Abstract)
Interactive Video Description on the Network (Abstract)
Enforcement of Copyright Laws for Multimedia through Blind, Detectable, Reversible Watermarking (Abstract)
Lyra: A System Framework in Supporting Multimedia Applications (Abstract)
Content-Based Digital Signature for Motion Pictures Authentication and Content-Fragile Watermarking (Abstract)
Towards the Virtual Internet Gallery (Abstract)
Performance Measurements of a Real-Time Digital Watermarking System for Broadcast Monitoring (Abstract)
Joint Audio-Video Processing of MPEG Encoded Sequences (Abstract)
Indexing by Shape of Image Databases Based on Extended Grid Files (Abstract)
Trail-Based Approach for Video Data Indexing and Retrieval (Abstract)
A Classification Method of Images Based on Composition and Its Application to Image Retrieval (Abstract)
Removal of Line Artefacts for Digital Dissemination of Archived Film and Video (Abstract)
A Card-Handling Tool for Multimedia (Abstract)
Integrating Web Resources and Lexicons into a Natural Language Query System (Abstract)
First Specifications of an Information System for Urban Soundscape (Abstract)
Counting People from Multiple Cameras (Abstract)
AudiCom: A Video Analysis System for Auditing Commercial Broadcasts (Abstract)
Clockwise: A Mixed-Media File System (Abstract)
A QoS Middle-Ware for Network Adaptive Applications (Abstract)
An Evaluation Study of Mobile Agent Technology: Standardization, Implementation and Evolution (Abstract)
Evaluation of Tradeoffs in Resource Management Techniques for Multimedia Storage Servers (Abstract)
Virtual Social Clubs: Meeting Places for the Internet Community (Abstract)
Multimedia Content Management - Provision of Validation and Personalization Services (Abstract)
Scheduling of Adaptive Multimedia Documents (Abstract)
VirtualQueue: A Technique for Packet Voice Stream Reconstruction (Abstract)
Design and Evaluation of a Multimedia Integrated Parallel File System (Abstract)
DAVID-E: A Collaborative Working Paradigm for Distributed High-End Audio-Visual Content Creation (Abstract)
Interoperability for Multimedia Systems to Support Decision-Makers in the Environment Sector (Abstract)
DVS: a System for Distribution and Management of Global Video on Demand Services (Abstract)
A Scalable QoS-Based Routing Mechanism for Supporting Multimedia Applications (Abstract)
Tip Prefetching: Dealing with the Bit Rate Variability of Video Streams (Abstract)
Application-Level Measurements of Performance on the vBNS (Abstract)
A New Procedure to Analyze Random Multiaccess Protocols for Multimedia Applications (Abstract)
Realizing Throughput Guarantees in a Differentiated Services Network (Abstract)
Efficient Adaptive Media Scaling and Streaming of Layered Multimedia in Heterogeneous Environment (Abstract)
A Framework for Adaptive Resource Management in a Multimedia Operating System (Abstract)
A Video-Conferencing Distributed Service Tailored for Education (Abstract)
A Fuzzy-Based Traffic Controller for High-Speed ATM Networks Using Realistic Traffic Models (Abstract)
A Study on Scheduling Multiple Priority Requests in Multimedia Servers (Abstract)
Disk Scheduling with Quality of Service Guarantees (Abstract)
MPEG-7: Its Impact on Research, Industry, and the Consumer (Abstract)
Design of Network Protocols for Distributed Virtual Environments (Abstract)
An Adaptive Transport Service for Multimedia Streams (Abstract)
A Lightweight Protocol for Interconnecting Heterogeneous Devices in Dynamic Environments (Abstract)
QoS-Sensitive Transport of Real-Time MPEG Video using Adaptive Forward Error Correction (Abstract)
Video Avatar: Embedded Video for Collaborative Virtual Environment (Abstract)
Media Actors: Characters in Search of an Author (Abstract)
VideoTalk: A Collaborative Environment for Video Content Discussion (Abstract)
A Novel Motion-Based Active Video Indexing Method (Abstract)
Speaker Indexing for News Articles, Debates and Drama in Broadcasted Tv Programs (Abstract)
Semantic Video Model for Content-Based Retrieval (Abstract)
Video Corpus Construction and Analysis (Abstract)
Dynamic Optimization of Readsize in Hypermedia Servers (Abstract)
Diver: A Dynamic Interactive Video Retrieval Protocol for Disk Array Based Servers (Abstract)
Multimedia Information Interchange: Web Forms Meet Data Servers (Abstract)
Adaptive Load Sharing and Scheduling Schemes for Distributed Continuous Media Delivery (Abstract)
Sound Authoring Tools for Future Multimedia Systems (Abstract)
Adding Expressiveness to Musical Messages (Abstract)
Commercialization of Electronic Information (Abstract)
On the Robustness and Imperceptibility of Digital Fingerprints (Abstract)
Robust Bit Extraction from Images (Abstract)
Investigating Factors Influencing QoS of Internet Phone (Abstract)
Extracting Web Design Knowledge: The Web De-Compiler (Abstract)
A New Approach for Radio and Video Broadcasting over the Internet (Abstract)
NaviView: Bird's-Eye View for Highway Drivers Using Roadside Cameras (Abstract)
Internet Based Multimedia Interface for the Control and Navigation of a Mobile Platform (Abstract)
A Unified Structure-Based Framework for Indexing and Gisting of Meetings (Abstract)
A High Fidelity Contrast Improving Model Based on Human Vision Mechanisms (Abstract)
NetMedia: Synchronized Streaming of Multimedia Presentations in Distributed Environments (Abstract)
Using Food Web as an Evolution Computing Model for Internet-Based Multimedia Agents (Abstract)
IRUS: Image Retrieval Using Shape (Abstract)
A System for the Fast Prototyping of Multidimensional Image Retrieval (Abstract)
Bayesian Image Retrieval in Biometric Databases (Abstract)
Efficient Retrieval by Shape Content (Abstract)
An Efficient Flow Control Plan for End-to-End Delivery of Pre-Stored Compressed Videos (Abstract)
Striping for Interactive Video: Is it Worth it? (Abstract)
CamWorks: A Video-Based Tool for Efficient Capture from Paper Source Documents (Abstract)
Authoring and Viewing Video Documents Using an SGML Structure (Abstract)
Using a Taxonomy to Rationalize Multimedia Development (Abstract)
Heterogeneous Data Integration and Presentation in Multimedia Database Management Systems (Abstract)
Virtual View Synthesis from Uncalibrated Stereo Cameras (Abstract)
Face Tracking and Realistic Animations for Telecommunicant Clones (Abstract)
Artistic Anatomy Based, Real-Time Reproduction of Facial Expressions in 3D Face Models (Abstract)
Analysis of Multichannel Texture Representations from Video Mosaics (Abstract)
Combining Multiple Experts for Classifying Shot Changes in Video Sequences (Abstract)
Optimal Shot Boundary Detection Based on Robust Statistical Models (Abstract)
TRIUMF - A System for Remote Multimedia Interviewing (Abstract)
A Bandwidth Friendly Search Engine (Abstract)
Video Indexing Using MPEG Motion Compensation Vectors (Abstract)
Image Retrieval Using the Longest Approximate Common Subsequences (Abstract)
Efficient Access to Video Content in a Unified Framework (Abstract)
Design of Video Scene Databases with Mapping to Virtual CG Space (Abstract)
Query Reformulation for Content Based Multimedia Retrieval in MARS (Abstract)
Improving Color Based Video Shot Detection (Abstract)
Approximate Retrieval Approaches for Incremental Similarity Searches (Abstract)
Virtual Exhibitions as a Collection Environment of Cultural Events (Abstract)
Improving Acoustic Models with Captioned Multimedia Speech (Abstract)
SRAW: A Speech Rehabilitation Assistance Workbench - Speech Ability Evaluation by Audio-Video Input (Abstract)
Inspection By-Reuse: Evaluation Patterns for Hypermedia Synchronization (Abstract)
The Design of Multimedia Languages Based on Teleaction Objects (Abstract)
A Query Model for Retrieving Relevant Intervals within a Video Stream (Abstract)
Perceptually Based Metrics for the Evaluation of Textural Image Retrieval Methods (Abstract)
A Semi-Automatic System to Infer Compex 3-D Shapes from Photographs (Abstract)
Emotion Recognition and Its Application to Computer Agents with Spontaneous Interactive Capabilities (Abstract)
JWeb: An HDM Environment for Fast Development of Web Applications (Abstract)
MANTHA: Agent-Based Management of Hypermedia Documents (Abstract)
A Scalable System for 3D Audio Ray Tracing (Abstract)
Automatic Music Transcription for a Trio Using Stereo Musical Sound Signal (Abstract)
MINERVA: Multimedia on the INtERnet for Virtual Arts (Abstract)
Extension to Corba Event Service for a Conference Control System (Abstract)
labAlive - A Java Toolbox for the Simulation of Systems (Abstract)
Interactive Educational Multimedia: a Quick Design and Development Tool (Abstract)
Fast Forward and Fast Rewind Play System Based on the MPEG System Stream with New Concept (Abstract)
Temporal Synchronization in Multimedia Presentations (Abstract)
Concurrency Analysis for Real Time MPEG-4 Video Encoding (Abstract)
Temporal Integrity Constraints in Interactive Multimedia Documents (Abstract)
High Quality Video on MultiMedia PCs (Abstract)
Invariant Content-Based Image Retrieval Using a Complete Set of Fourier-Mellin Descriptors (Abstract)
A Load Balancing Algorithm for a Distributed Multimedia Game Server Architecture (Abstract)
Design of a Web-Based Synchronized Multimedia Lecture System for Distance Education (Abstract)
Hypermedia Fusion - A Document Generator for the World Wide Web (Abstract)
A Live Video Imaging for Multiple Users (Abstract)
Media Streaming Protocol: An Adaptive Protocol for the Delivery of Audio and Video Over the Internet (Abstract)
Browsing with Dynamic Key Frame Collages in Web-Based Entertainment Video Services (Abstract)
Telemeetings: Managing the Temporal Structure (Abstract)
Three Dimensional Wavelet Transform Video Compression (Abstract)
SAMM: An Integrated Environment to Support Multimedia Synchronization of Pre-Orchestrated Data (Abstract)
Shape-Based Interpolation of Binary 3-D Images using Morphological Skeletonization (Abstract)
Package-Segment Model for Movie Retrieval System and Adaptable Applications (Abstract)
Providing Interactive Functions for Staggered Multicast Near Video-On-Demand Systems (Abstract)
Audio Data Indexing: Use of Second-Order Statistics for Speaker-Based Segmentation (Abstract)
A Fuzzy Approach to Content-Based Image Retrieval (Abstract)
Color-Based Image Retrieval Using Spatial-Chromatic Histograms (Abstract)
Time-Frequency Decomposition for Analysis and Retrieval of 1-D Signals (Abstract)
Multimedia Technologies in University Courses: Some Examples (Abstract)
Visual Gesture Recognition for Real-Time Editing System (Abstract)
Document Reading System for the Visually Disabled (Abstract)
MPEG-4 Multicast Over Satellite (Abstract)
Morphological Tools for Indexing Video Documents (Abstract)
The Matthew System for Creating Virtual Museums (Abstract)
Real Time Scalable Video Communication Demonstration at ICMCS-99 (Abstract)
Adaptive QoS Resource Management in Dynamic Environments (Abstract)
DEMOSTHENES : When the Computer Corrects Your Foreign Language Pronunciation (Abstract)
Multimedia and Security Demo at IEEE Multimedia Systems '99 (Abstract)
Fractal Transform Based Large Digital Watermark Embedding and Robust Full Blind Extraction (Abstract)
Internet Based Multimedia Interface for the Control and Navigation of a Mobile Platform (Abstract)
A Fast H.261 Software Codec for High Quality Videoconferencing on PCs (Abstract)
COQUINA: Content-Queryable Image and Signal Archives (Abstract)
Digital Safari Guidebook with Image Retrieval (Abstract)
PowerDriverDTSS: The Advanced Demand Responsive Transport Service System (Abstract)
MTEACH: Didactic Multimedia Production (Abstract)
Two Types of Sound Tool for Editing Speech Signal: Sound Cutter and Symbolic Sound Editor (Abstract)
An Integrated Environment for Multi-Purposing Multimedia Production (Abstract)
Virtual Shinto Shrine (Abstract)
Adding Expressiveness in Musical Performance in Real Time (Abstract)
Quicklook: A Content-Based Image Retrieval System with Learning Capabilities (Abstract)
Construction Kits as Learning Environments (Abstract)
Point of View - An Experiment in Linear Hypervideo (Abstract)
A System for Algorithms' Animation (Abstract)
Demo CD "Relationship", a Demonstration (Abstract)
A Video-Conferencing Distributed Service Tailored for Education (Abstract)
Commerce with MPEG-4 on the Internet with QoS (Abstract)
Bringing the Benefits of Multimedia Services and Applications to Users (Abstract)
The THISL Spoken Document Retrieval Project (Abstract)
Description of the HYPERMEDIA ACTS-361 Project: Continuous Audiovisual Market in Europe (Abstract)
Virtual European School - VES (Abstract)
PDA: A Training Application to Electrical Substation Operation (Abstract)
Multi Modal Verification for Teleservices and Security Applications (MZVTS) (Abstract)
Multimedia Features in the Correspondents' Interface of MALL2000 Systems (Abstract)
The Integrated Multimedia Project (Abstract)
Broadband Multimedia Information Service for European Parliaments (Abstract)
HIPS: Hyper-Interaction within Physical Space (Abstract)
Home Multimedia Systems: On Personal Video Librarries (Abstract)
Distributed audio-Visual Archives Network (DiVAN) (Abstract)
Principled Hybrid Systems: Theory and Applications (Physta) (Abstract)
Cardio-OP: Gallery of Cardiac Surgery (Abstract)
PEDACTICE: Educational Multimedia in School - An Evaluation Study (Abstract)
A Multimedia Tool for "Signal Processing for Acoustic and Vibration Diagnosis of Rotating Machines" (Abstract)
CONCERTO, Conceptual Indexing, Querying and Retrieval of Digital Documents (Abstract)
CustomTV System & Demonstration (Abstract)
ECHOES: EduCational Hypermedia On-linE System (Abstract)
A Virtual Environment for Construction Workers Instruction and Training (Abstract)
Author lndex (Abstract)
