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Selection and dissemination of digital video via the Virtual Video Browser

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In this paper we describe the Virtual Video Browser (VVB) software application designed to allow the interactive browsing and content-based query of a video database and to facilitate the subsequent playout of selected titles. The VVB is a manifestation of our mechanisms for the location, identification, and delivery of digital audio and video in a distributed system which can be extended to several application domains including multimedia-based home entertainment, catalog shopping, and distance learning.

The VVB employs a two phase retrieval process to serve its users. In the query phase, user queries are sent to a metadata server for processing. In the subsequent playout phase, a connection is established between the client workstation and a video server for the delivery of video data. The VVB incorporates a simple query interface that lets users specify their preferences to the system and retrieve the appropriate video. The application is designed to work in a distributed environment where video sequences are stored in different databases interconnected via a network. It has been shown to be a viable target application useful for investigating research problems related to building interactive multimedia systems.

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    T. D. C. Little, G. Ahanger, H. -J. Chen, R. J. Folz, J. F. Gibbon, A. Krishnamurthy, P. Lumba, M. Ramanathan & D. Venkatesh

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Little, T.D.C., Ahanger, G., Chen, H.J. et al. Selection and dissemination of digital video via the Virtual Video Browser. Multimed Tools Appl 1, 149–172 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01215936

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