Networked multimedia system based on open architecture

Author

Lohan, F. ; Defée, Lrek ; Hakulinen, H.

Author_Institution

Digital Media Inst., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

344

Lastpage

345

Abstract

This paper presents the software architecture of a networked multimedia system for playing high quality multimedia content. The system models a search, preview and rent paradigm, allowing provision for billing the customers. The system is based on an open platform including consumer set-top boxes based on a PC processor with Linux operating system, Linux based media servers and IP networking

Keywords

Internet; file servers; invoicing; microcomputer applications; multimedia communication; multimedia servers; network operating systems; open systems; software architecture; transport protocols; IP networking; Linux based media servers; Linux operating system; PC processor; Web server; added-value services; billing; broadband access network service provider; business models; consumer electronics market; consumer set-top boxes; high quality multimedia content; interaction model; multimedia content on demand; networked multimedia system; open architecture; open platform; preview; rent paradigm; search; software architecture; Computer architecture; Decoding; Demultiplexing; Linux; Motion pictures; Multimedia systems; Network servers; Spatial databases; Streaming media; Web server;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Consumer Electronics, 2001. ICCE. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Los Angeles, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6622-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCE.2001.935338

Filename

935338