Re: Web3D Consortium - Content-based - MPEG-7
Rex Brooks (rexb@rbcomdesign.com)
Mon, 16 Nov 1998 15:01:02 -0800 (PST)
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>To:eric.paquet@iit.nrc.ca, bob.crispen@boeing.com, dlipkin@us.oracle.com,
>thinktank@infomaniacs.com, enterprise@vrml.org, content@vrml.org,
>Don Brutzman <brutzman@nps.navy.mil>, vrml-mpeg4@vrml.org, Rick Rafey
><rafey@arch.sel.sony.com>, Rob Glidden <robg@quadramix.com>, Dick Puk
><puk@rbc.dec.com>, Steve Carson <carson@siggraph.org>, Jeff Close
><close@halcyon.com>, Chris Marrin <chris@marrin.com>
>From:rexb@rbcomdesign.com (Rex Brooks)
>Subject:Re: Web3D Consortium - Content-based - MPEG-7
>X-Attachments::Atlantis:4838:VAN Database:
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>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.
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>Ciao,
>Rex
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>>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
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>>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@iit.nrc.ca
>>http://www.vit.iit.nrc.ca/paquet
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