Visual communications of tomorrow: natural, efficient, and flexible

Author

Konrad, Janusz

Author_Institution

Boston Univ., MA, USA

Volume

39

Issue

1

fYear

2001

fDate

1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

126

Lastpage

133

Abstract

In the last decade, we have witnessed a phenomenal growth of communication and information technologies. These technologies have greatly simplified and even enriched our daily lives; cellular telephony and the Internet are probably the most striking examples. A particularly promising, and at the same time challenging, aspect of both technologies is the transmission and use of visual information. The author overviews the state of visual communication at the end of the 20th century, discusses today´s challenges, and outlines some future directions

Keywords

data compression; digital television; stereo image processing; video coding; visual communication; 20th century; 3D displays; 3D video compression; 3D video processing; Internet; analog TV; cellular telephony; communication technology; digital TV; efficient visual communications; error resilience; flexible visual communications; information technology; natural visual communications; video compression; visual information transmission; Bandwidth; Cable TV; Costs; Digital TV; HDTV; Image coding; Satellite broadcasting; Telephony; Transform coding; Visual communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.894386

Filename

894386