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> >To:eric.paquet@i..., bob.crispen@b..., dlipkin@u..., >thinktank@i..., enterprise@v..., content@v..., >Don Brutzman <brutzman@n...>, vrml-mpeg4@v..., Rick Rafey ><rafey@a...>, Rob Glidden <robg@q...>, Dick Puk ><puk@r...>, Steve Carson <carson@s...>, Jeff Close ><close@h...>, Chris Marrin <chris@m...> >From:rexb@r... (Rex Brooks) >Subject:Re: Web3D Consortium - Content-based - MPEG-7 >X-Attachments::Atlantis:4838:VAN Database: > >At 11:12 AM 11/16/98 -0500, Eric Paquet wrote: >>Dear Web3D Consortium members, >> >Nice timing, Eric. I have attached a paper proposing a refinement of the VAN >Database which overlaps the area you describe. I am also considering sending >it along to the XML-DEV list on which I have been lurking for the last couple >of months. You certainly have my interest guaranteed. > >Do you think I should send this off with a request for someone from that list >to work with us. Since this is being posted to Daniel Lipkin, I'd also like >his thoughts on whether he would be interested in pursuing this connection. > >Thanks for such impeccable timing. > >Ciao, >Rex > >>As you know, MPEG-7 is working on a standard set of descriptors >>for multimedia content. The WWW Consortium is also working on the >>subject and there is a general consensus that it is becoming more and >>more difficult to filter and retrieve pertinent information from the Web >> >>or any other multimedia source. If the Web has to play a major role >>as a 3D content provider in the future, those drawbacks have to >>be overcome. >> >>During the past two years I have been working on that subject and I >>would be very interested to go further in that direction: I am a member >>of the Web3D Consortium and MPEG. I would like to determine >>if there are people interested by content-based access >>of 3D databases. Content based description includes metadata, >>shape descriptors, colour descriptors, scale descriptors, >>description schemes, etc. >> >>If a critical mass can be reached I think we should put in place a >>reflector and discuss all those issues including the creation of a >>working group. >> >>I look forward to hearing from you. >> >>With best regards, >> >>Eric >>------- >>Dr Eric Paquet >>Visual Information Technology >>Institute for Information Technology >>National Research Council >>Ottawa (Ontario) Canada K1A 0R6 >>Telephone: (613) 991-5035 >>Facsimile: (613) 952-0215 >>E-mail: Eric.Paquet@i... >>http://www.vit.iit.nrc.ca/paquet > xml-dev: A list for W3C XML Developers. To post, mailto:xml-dev@i... Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/xml-dev/ To (un)subscribe, mailto:majordomo@i... the following message; (un)subscribe xml-dev To subscribe to the digests, mailto:majordomo@i... the following message; subscribe xml-dev-digest List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@i...)
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