Multimedia Techniques for Device and Ambient Intelligence

Book Overview

Ambient Intelligence is a vision of the future where the world will be surrounded by electronic environments sensitive and responsive to people, wherein devices work in concert to support people in carrying out their everyday life activities, in an easy and natural way.

This edited volume is based on the workshop Multimedia Techniques for Ambient Intelligence (MTDAI08), held in Mogliano Veneto, Italy in March 2008. Contributed by world renowned leaders in the field from academia and industry, this volume is dedicated to research on technologies used to improve the intelligence capability of multimedia devices for imaging, image processing and computer vision. Focuses on recent developments in digital signal processing, including evolutions in audiovisual signal processing, analysis, coding and authentication, and retrieval techniques.

Designed for researchers and professionals, this book is also suitable for advanced-level students in computer science and electrical engineering.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441947019
• ISBN13: 9781441947017
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"