A multimedia integration trial for groupware with video-on-demand

Author

Fukuoka, Hideyuki ; Mizuno, Hironii

Author_Institution

C&C Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan

fYear

1996

fDate

23-24 May 1996

Firstpage

97

Lastpage

102

Abstract

A multimedia integration trial for groupware with video-on-demand is described. The integration is realized by association of a groupware server with a video-on-demand server using a video service bridge. The integrated platform enables application developers to develop multimedia application systems supporting both groupware and video-on-demand functions, and provides both real time and stored video naturally synchronized with audio to the group users simultaneously. One particularly interesting example of the platform´s possibilities is an automobile sales support system developed on the platform which enables the users to share video images of a running car over an ATM network

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; groupware; interactive television; interactive video; multimedia communication; network servers; telecommunication networks; ATM network; automobile sales support system; car; groupware; groupware server; integrated platform; multimedia application systems; multimedia integration trial; real time video; stored video; video images; video on demand; video on demand server; video service bridge; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Delay effects; Information retrieval; Middleware; Multimedia communication; Multimedia systems; Video on demand; Video sharing; Videoconference;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Community Networking, 1996. Proceedings., 3rd International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Antwerpen

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3304-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CN.1996.534649

Filename

534649