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The work of ACTS in interactive multimedia networking

The work of ACTS in interactive multimedia networking. By Leon Van Noorden, DG XIII and Michael Griffith, ACTSLINE. Summary overview of all projects. Interfacing Reality. Content management. 3D and multimodal telepresence networked virtual reality tele-manipulation and augmented reality.

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The work of ACTS in interactive multimedia networking

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  1. The work of ACTS in interactive multimedia networking By Leon Van Noorden, DG XIII and Michael Griffith, ACTSLINE

  2. Summary overview of all projects

  3. Interfacing Reality Content management • 3D and multimodal telepresence • networked virtual reality • tele-manipulation and augmented reality

  4. Interactive Multimedia Delivery Main issue: the Return Channel • Satellite ISIS, DIGISAT (TI97), CINENET (HDTV) • CATV IBCoBN, CATVDC • DVB-T VALIDATE, INTERACT, MEMO (DAB) • MMDS CRABS, CABSINET

  5. Presentation Interaction & Storage • Servers SICMA • Open interactive multimedia terminal architecture SOMMIT, UNITEL • IRD DVBIRD • Storage at the home SMASH

  6. Support for Electronic Commerce & Information Access • Conditional access OKAPI, OCTALIS • IPR protection TALISMAN • Client management SPECIAL • Brokerage GAIA, ATMAN, MUSICIAN • User interface for electronic programme guide MUSIST • User agents KIMSAC, DIANE

  7. Integration and Evaluation Trials • AMUSE • BOURBON • TELESHOPPE • TEAM • DAM

  8. ACTS Evaluation Results of 3rd CfP Distributed VR DVB JPEG2000 SERVICES QOS Multimedia Home Platform DAVIC (SPEAR) MPEG2/MPEG4: COMIQS CUSTOM TV Terrestrial TV: MOTIVATE ITTI MPEG4 Tools: MOMUSYS Xt MOUTH Smatv: S3M STORit MOSQUITO Vis a Vis DAM E VPARK RESOLVxT Watermarking: MIRADOR Mmds: MAPT Brokerage/ Electronic Commerce: CATV MPEG7 GESTALT TRADE HYPERMEDIA FLEXIMACS (IACS) DICEMAN MODEST Dissemination, EXPO98 VASCO , SHOWCASE Guidelines consolidation PRIME

  9. Networked VR COVEN CICC TELESHOPPE AV Content Elements Technology for Content Creation Chain Networking IBCOBN ATHOC VISINET Usability USINACTS Telepresence Telemanipulation PANORAMA MAESTRO MIDSTEP TELEBORG • Joint trials • Standards • Guidelines • ACTS Telepresence • and Shared Virtual Environments chain http://www.uk.infowin.org/ACTS/ Section: SID chain

  10. IN THE PAST…. • RACE and ACTS proves an industrial powerhouse for the DVB project • ACTS provides convincing evidence of the DVB satellite, cable, and SMATV systems • DVB digital terrestrial system developed, proven, and tested in ACTS

  11. IN THE PAST AND PRESENT... • Digital video compression and multimedia content systems based on RACE and ACTS enabling technology • Virtual studio systems rely on ACTS and RACE technology • Quality evaluation methods rely on ACTS and RACE technology

  12. IN THE PRESENT... • ACTS dominates the development of the MPEG4 systems, which will be the twenty-first century tools for multimedia via broadcast and the Internet.

  13. The present • INTERNET > TV, TV> INTERNET • All standardisation groups such as DAVIC, DVB and ACTS are incorporating Internet Technology • TV anytime, TV anywhere • Cable modems, WebTV

  14. TODAY • Middleware is the critical element of all media delivery systems • Commonality across transports and nations is sought • We can create the twenty-first century as the age of ‘multimedia software broadcasting’, and user friendly interfaces.

  15. Clear conclusions.. • Economic efficiency is helped by open systems and open information • Schemes like ACTS allow open systems to be created, particularly important for broadcasting • The fifth framework must heavily involve multimedia convergence and delivery, and middleware.

  16. More information on ACTS • ACTSLINE • http://www.actsline.org •  ACTS Multimedia Domain • http://www.uk.infowin.org/ACTS/ANALYSYS/ • CONCERTATION/MULTIMEDIA/

  17. PREDICTING THE EMERGING INFORMATION SOCIETY • No one knows for sure, but…. • most likely a combination of digital broadcasting and Internet delivery (wideband and narrowband) • Eventual dominance of TCP/IP and multicast/unicast flexibility over all transports • Synergy of digital broadcasting and webcasting, and middleware are critical frontiers

  18. Necessary tools/conditions for the Information Society • Tools for Content Creation • Content Management and Protection • Business models, Conditional Access • Brokerage • Human Machine Interfaces • Content Access, Ubiquitous Access Home networks and storage Metadata and Hyperlinks • Agent Technology • Know How of Information presentation

  19. The future: Adapting to a new environment • Commercial and competitive pressure •  short-term focus instead of long-term research •  Competition to increase need for co-operation in RTD •  ensure coherence in infrastructures and services •  adapt to multiple players and new technologies •  Large pan-European programmes to play a role •  fewer but larger projects •  emphasis on industry-wide consensus • rather than technological gadgetry

  20. Fifth Framework Programme 4 Thematic programs • Quality of life and living resources • User-friendly information society • Competitive and sustainable growth • Energy, environment & sustainable development 3 Horizontal programs • The international role of Community research • Innovation and SME participation • Human research potential and socio-economics

  21. Information Society Technologies Program (1999-2002) Each key action to have a balance of the complete range of RTD activities from basic research to demonstration and take-up

  22. Research Networking • "Supply of trans-European broadband interconnections • between national research, education and training networks" • Broadband interconnections • Testbeds for advanced networking • and application experiments

  23. More information on 5th FWP and IST • 5th Framework Program • http://www.cordis.lu/fifth/ • Information Society Technologies • http://www.cordis.lu/fifth/src/305b-e-1.htm

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