More and more media material is consumed in ubiquitous environment where the service can be experienced over different devices, network conditions, network bearers, etc. Unlike in...
A composite multimedia object has specific timing relationships among the different types of component media. Coordinating the real-time presentation of information and maintaini...
Abstract. We discuss a case study for the hospital scenario where workflow model components are distributed across various computers or devices (e.g. mobile phones, PDAs, sensors, ...
In this paper, we describe the Jack-in-the-Net (Ja-Net) architecture for adaptive services in a large scale, open network environment. Using biologically inspired concepts, Ja-Net...
The emergence of portable computers and wireless technologies has introduced new challenges for middleware. Mobility brings new requirements and is becoming a key characteristic. M...