Content integration from Web and broadcast information sources

It becomes possible to acquire information from diverse information sources of different media types. For instance, with the spreading of digital TV broadcasting and broadband Internet, it becomes possible for users to acquire more media-rich and more comprehensive contents by integrating Web contents and TV-program contents. Integration or fusion of contents from these multiple information sources requires more effective ways of comparing, complementing and composing those diverse information. A notable difference between Web contents and TV program contents is a way of viewing information. Conventional Web browsing is basically based on active viewing of information. That is, users are required to behave actively in order to access information. On the other hand, conventional TV broadcasting offers a passive way of viewing information. In order to integrate of Web contents and TV broadcast contents, not only contents themselves but also the difference of the viewing methods should be considered. This paper summarizes our research activities that aim at exploring technologies for "content integration from Web and broadcast information sources". Our research results are summarized into the following: content transformation between Web and TV broadcasting contents (Web2TV, TV2Web), content synchronization among Web contents and TV broadcasting contents (CWB, WebTelop).