Title :
Temporal relations and synchronization agents
Author :
Al-Salqan, Yahya Y. ; Chang, Carl K.
Author_Institution :
Concurrent Eng. Res. Center, West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV, USA
Abstract :
Temporal relationships, inevitable among distributed multimedia objects, require synchronization of multiple data streams in time. We propose using synchronization agents as “smart” distributed objects to deal with scheduling, integrating, and synchronizing distributed multimedia streams. A formal specification model, interoperable Petri nets, describes the agents´ behavior and captures the temporal semantics existing among distributed multimedia objects
Keywords :
Petri nets; distributed processing; formal specification; knowledge based systems; multimedia computing; object-oriented programming; real-time systems; scheduling; software agents; distributed multimedia objects; distributed multimedia streams; formal specification model; integrating; interoperable Petri nets; multiple data streams; scheduling; smart distributed objects; synchronization; synchronization agents; synchronizing; temporal relations; temporal relationships; temporal semantics; Artificial intelligence; Computer architecture; Concurrent engineering; Formal specifications; Intelligent agent; Medical diagnosis; Multimedia computing; Petri nets; Streaming media; Weather forecasting;
Journal_Title :
MultiMedia, IEEE
