Title :
PanoCAST: A Panoramic Multicasting System for Mobile Entertainment
Author :
Takács, Barnabás ; Beregszászi, Alex ; Komáromi-Mészáros, Gergely
Author_Institution :
SZTAKI, Budapest
Abstract :
This paper presents the design, architecture and implementation of a novel panoramic broadcasting system for Internet and mobile entertainment, where real-time images obtained with spherical camera are distributed to multiple viewers, each having their own respective perspective and interactive capabilities. The system, called PanoCAST (Panoramic Broadcasting), was designed to deliver telepresence to a mass media market. We discuss its overall architecture and present examples of its uses.
Keywords :
Internet; broadcasting; mobile computing; real-time systems; virtual reality; Internet; mass media market; mobile entertainment; panoramic broadcasting system; panoramic multicasting system; real-time images; telepresence; Animation; Broadcasting; Digital cameras; Hardware; Humans; Layout; Real time systems; Video compression; Virtual environment; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Information Visualization, 2007. IV '07. 11th International Conference
Conference_Location :
Zurich
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2900-3
