LEADER 04800nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910449879503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-34768-X 010 $a9786611347680 010 $a981-256-263-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000033251 035 $a(EBL)231552 035 $a(OCoLC)475937247 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000180682 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11183653 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000180682 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10149713 035 $a(PQKB)11421348 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC231552 035 $a(WSP)00005401 035 $a(PPN)144697327 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL231552 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10082182 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL134768 035 $a(OCoLC)60684349 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000033251 100 $a20030915d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aIntelligent virtual world$b[electronic resource] $etechnologies and applications in distributed virtual environment /$feditors, Timothy K. Shih, Paul P. Wang 210 $aSingapore ;$aLondon $cWorld Scientific$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (404 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-238-618-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntelligent Virtual World: Technologies and Applications in Distributed VirtuaI Environment; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Metadata-Mediated Browsing and Retrieval in a Cultural Heritage Image Collection D.V. Sreenath, W.I. Grosky and F. Andres; Chapter 2: Shape Analysis and Retrieval of Multimedia Objects M.H. Safar; Chapter 3: Perceptual Consistency for Image Retrieval W.K. Leow; Chapter 4: Rendering with Inverse Concentric Mosaics L. Wang, S.B. Kang and H.-Y. Shum; Chapter 5: MuItimedia Broadcasting Techniques: Present Approaches and New Trends B. Furht, R. Westwater and J. Ice 327 $aChapter 6: On IP Traffic Monitoring D. Wei and N. AnsariChapter 7: Networked Multimedia Information Management for QoS-Sensitive Info-sphere W. Lee, R. Harinath, J. Srivastava, D. Su, J. Richardson and M. Foresti; Chapter 8: Network Architectures and Protocols for Multimedia Transmissions with QoS support M. Lee, J. Lim and K. Chae; Chapter 9: Mobile Agent-Based Adaptive Multimedia Communication K. Hashimoto, Y. Shibata and N. Shiratori; Chapter 10: A Component-based Software Architecture for Pervasive Computing N.M. Belaramani, Y. Chow, V.W.-M. Kwan, C.-L. Wang and F.C.M. Lau 327 $aChapter 11: Scenario Analysis Using Petri Nets F.O. LinChapter 12: Synchronized Hypermedia Lecture Framework for Web-based Distance Education H.-Y. Chen; Chapter 13: Distance Education Over the Japan Gigabit Network A. He, Z. Cheng, T. Huang, A. Koyama and J.A. DeHart; Chapter 14: A Question-Answering System Using a Predictive Answer Indexer H. Kim, K. Kim, J. Seo and G.G. Lee; Chapter 15: Distance Education and E-Learning in the Digital Age: Critical Considerations Y.S. Chee; Chapter 16: Intelligent Web-based E-Commerce System B. Limthanmaphon, Z. Zhang and Y. Zhang 327 $aChapter 17: Technologies for the Enhancement of Personalization in E-Commerce Applications K.P. Hewagamage, C. Jayawardana and M. HirakawaChapter 18: Contract Negotiation in E-marketplaces L. Esmahi and J. Ngwenya; Chapter 19: Future Research Directions for the Intelligent Virtual World T.K. Shih and W. Kim; Author Index 330 $aIn recent years, we have witnessed an explosive growth in multimediacomputing, communication and applications. This revolution istransforming the way people live, work and interact with each other,and is impacting the way business, government services, education,entertainment and health care operate. This important book summarizes recent research topics, focusing onfour major areas: (1) intelligent content-based information retrievaland virtual world, (2) quality-of-services of multimedia data, (3)intelligent techniques for distance education, and (4) intelligentagents for e-commerce. 606 $aMultimedia systems 606 $aIntelligent agents (Computer software) 606 $aVirtual reality 606 $aElectronic data processing$xDistributed processing 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMultimedia systems. 615 0$aIntelligent agents (Computer software) 615 0$aVirtual reality. 615 0$aElectronic data processing$xDistributed processing. 676 $a006.8 701 $aShih$b Timothy K.$f1961-$0872564 701 $aWang$b Paul P$0872565 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449879503321 996 $aIntelligent virtual world$91947866 997 $aUNINA