Title :
VideoExpress: a meta-service system for video on demand
Author :
Nishio, Makoto ; Yoshida, Makiko ; Nakai, Sho-Ichiro
Author_Institution :
C&C Syst. Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
In designing video on demand (VOD) service management, an appropriate promotion is necessary to encourage attraction of information providers. We define some functionalities of VOD service management as VOD meta-services and then propose a VOD meta-service system, named VideoExpress. It allows one to support VOD services from an information providers´ standpoint. One goal for VideoExpress is to manage video programs by using a functional cycle that comprises phases of trend analysis, service planning and meta-service delivery. We also introduce a location mapping (that is required for the VideoExpress operations) as a new network control item. Then we discuss some advantages of the location mapping
Keywords :
administrative data processing; computer networks; service industries; video recording; video signals; VOD meta-service system; VOD service management; VideoExpress; VideoExpress operations; functional cycle; information providers; location mapping; meta-service delivery; meta-service system; network control item; service planning; trend analysis; video on demand; video programs; Costs; Fluctuations; Laboratories; National electric code; Network servers; Quality of service; Routing; Signal processing; US Department of Transportation; Video on demand;
Conference_Titel :
Community Networking Integrated Multimedia Services to the Home, 1994., Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2076-X
DOI :
10.1109/CN.1994.337361
