Title :
A Multi-Agent Framework to Join DTV and Virtual Communities
Author :
Bergenti, Federico ; Lazzari, Lorenzo ; Poggi, Agostino
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Informazione, Univ. degli Studi di Parma
Abstract :
In this paper present a multi-agent framework for integrating the emergent technology of the interactive digital television with new types of services to support the cooperative activities of different types of virtual communities. As an example of such kind of service we present a community game, in which we have a real-time interaction between two DTV users, and an online auction, in which although the interaction is asynchronous
Keywords :
digital television; interactive television; multi-agent systems; telecommunication computing; community game; interactive digital television; multiagent framework; online auction; virtual community; Application software; Broadcast technology; Digital TV; Digital audio broadcasting; Digital video broadcasting; Internet; Java; Multimedia communication; Streaming media; TV broadcasting;
Conference_Titel :
Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, 2006. WETICE '06. 15th IEEE International Workshops on
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2623-3
DOI :
10.1109/WETICE.2006.10
