Title :
Comet: a toolkit for multiuser audio/video applications
Author :
Anderson, David P. ; Chan, Pamela
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
Comet, a UNIX/C++ toolkit for writing programs, such as teleconferencing systems and collaborative editors, that involve multiple users and use digital audio video, is described. Comet provides a simple programming interface: the application builds a graph of objects representing speakers and microphones, mixers, files, etc. Comet realizes the graph by creating and interconnecting processes and audio/video I/O servers. It handles implementation details such as process placement, data type conversion, and resource reservation
Keywords :
C language; Unix; groupware; software tools; teleconferencing; Comet; UNIX/C++ toolkit; collaborative editors; data type conversion; files; microphones; mixers; multiuser audio/video applications; process placement; programming interface; resource reservation; teleconferencing systems; toolkit; writing programs; Application software; Collaboration; File servers; File systems; Hardware; Master-slave; Microphones; Network servers; Teleconferencing; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Distributed Computing Systems, 1992., Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2865-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICDCS.1992.234997
