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1994
ACM
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A Statistical Admission Control Algorithm for Multimedia Servers
A large-scale multimedia server, in practice, has to service a large number of clients simultaneously. Given the real-time requirements of each client and the fixed data transfer ...
Harrick M. Vin, Pawan Goyal, Alok Goyal
MM
1994
ACM
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Distributed Parallel Data Storage Systems: A Scalable Approach to High Speed Image Servers
We have designed, built, and analyzed a distributed parallel storage system that will supply image streams fast enough to permit multi-user, "real-time", video-like appl...
Brian Tierney, Jason Lee, Ling Tony Chen, Hanan He...
MM
1994
ACM
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Two-Dimensional Scaling Techniques for Adaptive, Rate-Based Transmission Control of Live Audio and Video Streams
: One of the major obstacles facing designers of video conferencing systems is the problem of ameliorating the effects of congestion on interconnected packet-switched networks that...
Terry Talley, Kevin Jeffay
MM
1994
ACM
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Quad-Tree Segmentation for Texture-Based Image Query
In this paper we propose a technique for segmenting images by texture content with application to indexing images in a large image database. Using a quad-tree decomposition, textu...
Jonathan M. Smith, Shih-Fu Chang
MM
1994
ACM
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Video Mosaic: Laying Out Time in a Physical Space
Paper video storyboards are still in use by even very experienced video producers with access to the most advanced video editing software. An analysis of the characteristics of pa...
Wendy E. Mackay, Daniele Pagani
MM
1994
ACM
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A Beat Tracking System for Acoustic Signals of Music
This paper presents a beat tracking system that processes acoustic signals of music and recognizes temporal positions of beats in real time. Musical beat tracking is needed by var...
Masataka Goto, Yoichi Muraoka
MM
1994
ACM
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Argo: A System for Distributed Collaboration
The goal of the Argo system is to allow medium-sized groups of users to collaborate remotely from their desktops in a way that approaches as closely as possible the effectiveness ...
Hania Gajewska, James J. Kistler, Mark S. Manasse,...
MM
1994
ACM
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Scheduling Policies for an On-Demand Video Server with Batching
In an on-demand video server environment, clients make requests for movies to a centralized video server. Due to the stringent response time requirements, continuous delivery of a...
Asit Dan, Dinkar Sitaram, Perwez Shahabuddin