Analysis, Retrieval and Delivery of Multimedia Content

Chapter 1 On the Use of Audio Events for Improving Video Scene Segmentation

Chapter 2 Region-Based Caption Text Extraction

Chapter 3 k -NN Boosting Prototype Learning for Object Classification

Chapter 4 Semi-Automatic Object Tracking in Video Sequences by Extension of the MRSST Algorithm

Chapter 5 A Multi-Resolution Particle Filter Tracking with a Dual Consistency Check for Model Update in a Multi-Camera Environment

Chapter 6 Activity Detection Using Regular Expressions

Chapter 7 Shape Adaptive Mean Shift Object Tracking Using Gaussian Mixture Models

Chapter 8 Forensic Reasoning upon Pre-Obtained Surveillance Metadata Using Uncertain Spatio-Temporal Rules and Subjective Logic

Chapter 9 AIR: Architecture for Interoperable Retrieval on Distributed and Heterogeneous Multimedia Repositories

Chapter 10 Local Invariant Feature Tracks for High-Level Video Feature Extraction

Chapter 11 A New Evaluation Criterion for Point Correspondences in Stereo Images

Chapter 12 Local Homography Estimation Using Keypoint Descriptors

Chapter 13 A Cognitive Source Coding Scheme for Multiple Description 3DTV Transmission

Chapter 14 An Efficient Prefetching Strategy for Remote Browsing of JPEG 2000 Image Sequences

Chapter 15 Comparing Spatial Masking Modelling in Just Noticeable Distortion Controlled H.264/AVC Video Coding

Chapter 16 Coherent Video Reconstruction with Motion Estimation at the Decoder