An ICAP-based content repurposing system for ubiquitous access to multimedia content.

by Tam Wing-Lam.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-57).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Acknowledgments --- p.iAbstract --- p.ii哲學碩士論文摘要 --- p.iiiChapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1Chapter 1.1 --- Research Background --- p.2Chapter 1.2 --- Contribution of the Thesis --- p.5Chapter 1.3 --- Organization of the Thesis --- p.6Chapter Chapter 2 --- Content Repurposing System Architecture --- p.7Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction to ICAP-based Content Repurposing System --- p.7Chapter 2.2 --- Generic Service-enabling Platform --- p.8Chapter 2.3 --- Rule Engine --- p.10Chapter 2.4 --- ICAP-enabled Application Server --- p.10Chapter 2.5 --- Store-and-forward Transcoding and Streamed Transcoding --- p.11Chapter Chapter 3 --- Transcoding Techniques --- p.18Chapter 3.1 --- Text Transcoding --- p.19Chapter 2.2 --- Image Transcoding --- p.20Chapter 3.3 --- Audio Transcoding --- p.23Chapter 3.4 --- Video Transcoding --- p.25Chapter Chapter 4 --- Adaptation Policy --- p.28Chapter 4.1 --- Delay Analysis of Content Repurposing System --- p.30Chapter 4.2 --- Store-and-forward Transcoding for Image Files --- p.31Chapter 4.2.1 --- Distribution of Input Web Images --- p.34Chapter 4.2.2 --- Transcoding Web images to WBMP --- p.34Chapter 4.2.3 --- Adaptation policy of Transformation to WBMP --- p.36Chapter 4.2.4 --- Adaptation policy of JPEG images --- p.36Chapter 4.3 --- Streamed Transcoding for Audio/Video Files --- p.39Chapter 4.3.1 --- Audio Transcoding --- p.41Chapter 4.3.2 --- Video Transcoding --- p.42Chapter 4.4 --- Case Study --- p.43Chapter 4.4.1 --- Weak Device with Insufficient Bandwidth --- p.43Chapter 4.4.2 --- Weak Device with Sufficient Bandwidth --- p.43Chapter 4.4.3 --- Strong Device with Insufficient Bandwidth --- p.44Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.54Bibliography --- p.5