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A multimedia synchronization model based on timed Petri net

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Multimedia synchronization is a significant requirement for distributed multimedia applications. In this paper, a multimedia synchronization model based on timed Petri nets is presented. Using this model one can give the abstraction and formal description for multimedia object compositions with time-constrained relations. Algorithms for asynchronous user interactions are also presented.

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  1. Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100080, Beijing, P.R. China

    Liang Yongquan & Shi Zhongzhi

  2. Shandong Institute of Mining and Technology, 271019, Taian, P.R. China

    Liang Yongquan

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LIANG Yongquan was born in 1967. He received the B.S. degree in applied mathematics from Shandong Institute of Mining and Technology in 1989 and the M.S. degree in computer science from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1992. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in computer science at Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His current research interests include artificial intelligence, multimedia database and multimedia information retrieval.

SHI Zhongzhi was born in 1941. He is a Professor and a doctoral supervisor at Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has published more than 200 papers and is also active in professional activities. His current research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural computing, advanced database technologies, intelligent decision systems.

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Liang, Y., Shi, Z. A multimedia synchronization model based on timed Petri net. J. of Comput. Sci. & Technol. 14, 276–282 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02948516

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