Handbook of Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (Internet and Communications)

Today, multimedia applications on the Internet are still in their infancy. They include personalized communications, such as Internet telephone and videophone, and interactive applications, such as video-on-demand, videoconferencing, distance learning, collaborative work, digital libraries, radio and television broadcasting, and others.
Handbook of Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications, a companion to the author's Handbook of Multimedia Computing probes the development of systems supporting Internet and multimedia applications. Part one introduces basic multimedia and Internet concepts, user interfaces, standards, authoring techniques and tools, and video browsing and retrieval techniques. Part two covers multimedia and communications systems, including distributed multimedia systems, visual information systems, multimedia messaging and news systems, conference systems, and many others. Part three presents contemporary Internet and multimedia applications including multimedia education, interactive movies, multimedia document systems, multimedia broadcasting over the Internet, and mobile multimedia.

"a comprehensive reference on advanced topics in the field of Internet and multimedia systemsIntended for researchers and practitioners in the areas of communications, computer science, consumer electronics, entertainment and electrical engineering Beneficial as text or reference book for graduate courses in the multimedia computing areaThis handbook is highly recommended for advanced researchers who want to familiarize themselves with the standards and research underlying current Internet and multimedia systems." --E-STREAMS, Vol.4, No. 3