| Author | Chaiwarat Chaiyapotpanit |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. CS-00-07 |
| Subject(s) | Multimedia systems
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. CS-00-07 |
| Abstract | Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) is a temporal specification language, which defines a language for specifying temporal relations between multimedia objects inside the SMIL documents. Generally, realizing a temporal specification requires a specification dependent mechanism called Multimedia Synchronization to control multimedia objects according to the predefined schedule. The synchronization mechanism for SMIL involves synchronizing the unscheduled events such as user interaction with the scheduled part of the presentation. Conventionally, there are two approaches to develop multimedia synchronization mechanism either using threads or general sequential process. In this thesis, a new approach based on the reactive system concept is introduced and shown to provide an effective mechanism in handling multimedia synchronization for SMIL with ease in both the design and implementation. Common properties of the reactive system such as synchronous hypothesis, preemption, and signal broadcasting can be utilized to enforce temporal relations within SMIL temporal specification. |
| Year | 2000 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. CS-00-07 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Advanced Technologies (SAT) |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Computer Science (CS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kanchana Kanchanasut; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Phan Minh Dung;Aekavute Sujarae; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2000 |