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free information technology images: Mathematical Nonlinear Image Processing Edward R. Dougherty, Jaakko Astola, 2012-12-06 Mathematical Nonlinear Image Processing deals with a fast growing research area. The development of the subject springs from two factors: (1) the great expansion of nonlinear methods applied to problems in imaging and vision, and (2) the degree to which nonlinear approaches are both using and fostering new developments in diverse areas of mathematics. Mathematical Nonlinear Image Processing will be of interest to people working in the areas of applied mathematics as well as researchers in computer vision. Mathematical Nonlinear Image Processing is an edited volume of original research. It has also been published as a special issue of the Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision. (Volume 2, Issue 2/3). |
free information technology images: Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence Santanu Chaudhury, Sushmita Mitra, C.A. Murthy, P.S. Sastry, Sankar Kumar Pal, 2009-12-02 This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence, PReMI 2009, held in New Delhi, India in December 2009. The 98 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 221 initial submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on pattern recognition and machine learning, soft computing andapplications, bio and chemo informatics, text and data mining, image analysis, document image processing, watermarking and steganography, biometrics, image and video retrieval, speech and audio processing, as well as on applications. |
free information technology images: Handbook of Biomedical Image Analysis David Wilson, Swamy Laxminarayan, 2007-04-25 Our goal is to develop automated methods for the segmentation of thr- dimensional biomedical images. Here, we describe the segmentation of c- focal microscopy images of bee brains (20 individuals) by registration to one or several atlas images. Registration is performed by a highly parallel imp- mentation of an entropy-based nonrigid registration algorithm using B-spline transformations. We present and evaluate different methods to solve the cor- spondence problem in atlas based registration. An image can be segmented by registering it to an individual atlas, an average atlas, or multiple atlases. When registering to multiple atlases, combining the individual segmentations into a ?nalsegmentationcanbeachievedbyatlasselection,ormulticlassi?erdecision fusion. Wedescribeallthesemethodsandevaluatethesegmentationaccuracies that they achieve by performing experiments with electronic phantoms as well as by comparing their outputs to a manual gold standard. The present work is focused on the mathematical and computational t- ory behind a technique for deformable image registration termed Hyperelastic Warping, and demonstration of the technique via applications in image regist- tion and strain measurement. The approach combines well-established prin- ples of nonlinear continuum mechanics with forces derived directly from thr- dimensional image data to achieve registration. The general approach does not require the de?nition of landmarks, ?ducials, or surfaces, although it can - commodate these if available. Representative problems demonstrate the robust and ?exible nature of the approach. Three-dimensional registration methods are introduced for registering MRI volumes of the pelvis and prostate. The chapter ?rst reviews the applications, xi xii Preface challenges, and previous methods of image registration in the prostate. |
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free information technology images: Digital TV and Wireless Multimedia Communication Guangtao Zhai, Jun Zhou, Xiaokang Yang, 2018-02-02 This book presents revised selected papers from the 14th International Forum on Digital TV and Wireless Multimedia Communication, IFTC 2017, held in Shanghai, China, in November 2017. The 46 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 122 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: image processing; machine learning; quality assessment; social media; telecommunications; video surveillance; virtual reality; computer vision; and image compression. |
free information technology images: Information Technology and Intelligent Transportation Systems V.E. Balas, L.C. Jain, X. Zhao, 2017-08-18 Intelligent transport systems are on the increase. They employ a variety of technologies, from basic management systems to more advanced application systems, with information technology – including wireless communication, computational technologies, floating car data/cellular data such as sensing technologies and video vehicle detection – playing a major role. This book presents the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Information Technology and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITITS 2017), held in Xi’an, People's Republic of China, in June 2017. The conference provides a platform for professionals and researchers from industry and academia to present and discuss recent advances in the field of information technology and intelligent transportation systems; organizations and researchers involved in these fields, including distinguished academics from around the world, explore theoretical and applied topics such as emergency vehicle notification systems, automatic road enforcement, collision avoidance systems and cooperative systems. ITITS 2017 received more than 200 papers from 4 countries, and the 65 accepted papers appear in this book, which will be of interest to all those involved with the development of intelligent transport systems. |
free information technology images: Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention - MICCAI 2003 Randy E. Ellis, Terry M. Peters, 2003-10-29 The 6th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Computer-Assisted Intervention,MICCAI2003,washeldinMontr ́ eal,Qu ́ ebec,CanadaattheF- rmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel during November 15–18, 2003. This was the ?rst time the conference had been held in Canada. The proposal to host MICCAI 2003 originated from discussions within the Ontario Consortium for Ima- guided Therapy and Surgery, a multi-institutional research consortium that was supported by the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Ministry of E- erprise, Opportunity and Innovation. The objective of the conference was to o?er clinicians and scientists a - rum within which to exchange ideas in this exciting and rapidly growing ?eld. MICCAI 2003 encompassed the state of the art in computer-assisted interv- tions, medical robotics, and medical-image processing, attracting experts from numerous multidisciplinary professions that included clinicians and surgeons, computer scientists, medical physicists, and mechanical, electrical and biome- cal engineers. The quality and quantity of submitted papers were most impressive. For MICCAI 2003 we received a record 499 full submissions and 100 short c- munications. All full submissions, of 8 pages each, were reviewed by up to 5 reviewers, and the 2-page contributions were assessed by a small subcomm- tee of the Scienti?c Review Committee. All reviews were then considered by the MICCAI 2003 Program Committee, resulting in the acceptance of 206 full papers and 25 short communications. The normal mode of presentation at MICCAI 2003 was as a poster; in addition, 49 papers were chosen for oral presentation. |
free information technology images: Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns Wladyslaw Skarbek, 2003-06-30 Computer analysis of images and patterns is a scienti c eld of longstanding tradition, with roots in the early years of the computer era when electronic brains inspired scientists. Moreover, the design of vision machines is a part of humanity’s dream of the arti cial person. I remember the 2nd CAIP, held in Wismar in 1987. Lectures were read in German, English and Russian, and proceedings were also only partially written in English. The conference took place under a di erent political system and proved that ideas are independent of political walls. A few years later the Berlin Wall collapsed, and Professors Sommer and Klette proposed a new formula for the CAIP: let it be held in Central and Eastern Europe every second year. There was a sense of solidarity with scienti c communities in those countries that found themselves in a state of transition to a new economy. A well-implemented idea resulted in a chain of successful events in Dresden (1991), Budapest (1993), Prague (1995), Kiel (1997), and Ljubljana (1999). This year the conference was welcomed at Warsaw. There are three invited lectures and about 90 contributions written by more than 200 authors from 27 countries. Besides Poland (60 authors), the largest representation comes from France (23), followed by England (16), Czech Republic (11), Spain (10), G- many (9), and Belarus (9). Regrettably, in spite of free registration fees and free accommodation for authors from former Soviet Union countries, we received only one accepted paper from Russia. |
free information technology images: Web Accessibility Richard Rutter, Patrick H. Lauke, Cynthia Waddell, Jim Thatcher, Shawn Lawton Henry, Bruce Lawson, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Christian Heilmann, Michael R. Burks, Bob Regan, Mark Urban, 2007-03-19 Web accessibility not just morally sound – there are legal obligations as well Very large potential audience, consisting of web developers and business managers Very little competition to this book |
free information technology images: ICT and Critical Infrastructure: Proceedings of the 48th Annual Convention of Computer Society of India- Vol II Suresh Chandra Satapathy, P. S. Avadhani, Siba K. Udgata, Sadasivuni Lakshminarayana, 2013-10-19 This volume contains 85 papers presented at CSI 2013: 48th Annual Convention of Computer Society of India with the theme “ICT and Critical Infrastructure”. The convention was held during 13th –15th December 2013 at Hotel Novotel Varun Beach, Visakhapatnam and hosted by Computer Society of India, Vishakhapatnam Chapter in association with Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant, the flagship company of RINL, India. This volume contains papers mainly focused on Data Mining, Data Engineering and Image Processing, Software Engineering and Bio-Informatics, Network Security, Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime, Internet and Multimedia Applications and E-Governance Applications. |
free information technology images: Nanoelectronics and Information Technology Rainer Waser, 2012-05-29 Fachlich auf höchstem Niveau, visuell überzeugend und durchgängig farbig illustriert: Das ist die neue Auflage der praxisbewährten Einführung in spezialisierte elektronische Materialien und Bauelemente aus der Informationstechnologie. Über ein Drittel des Inhalts ist neu, alle anderen Beiträge wurden gründlich überarbeitet und aktualisiert. |
free information technology images: Computational Modelling of Objects Represented in Images. Fundamentals, Methods and Applications João Manuel R.S. Tavares, Jorge R.M. Natal, 2018-05-08 This book contains keynote lectures and full papers presented at the International Symposium on Computational Modelling of Objects Represented in Images (CompIMAGE), held in Coimbra, Portugal, on 20-21 October 2006. International contributions from nineteen countries provide a comprehensive coverage of the current state-of-the-art in the fields of: - Image Processing and Analysis; - Image Segmentation; - Data Interpolation; - Registration, Acquisition and Compression; - 3D Reconstruction; - Objects Tracking; - Motion and Deformation Analysis; - Objects Simulation; - Medical Imaging; - Computational Bioimaging and Visualization. Related techniques also covered in this book include the finite element method, modal analyses, stochastic methods, principal and independent components analyses and distribution models. Computational Modelling of Objects Represented in Images will be useful to academics, researchers and professionals in Computational Vision (image processing and analysis), Computer Sciences, and Computational Mechanics. |
free information technology images: Computer Vision – ECCV 2018 Vittorio Ferrari, Martial Hebert, Cristian Sminchisescu, Yair Weiss, 2018-10-08 The sixteen-volume set comprising the LNCS volumes 11205-11220 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2018, held in Munich, Germany, in September 2018.The 776 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 2439 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on learning for vision; computational photography; human analysis; human sensing; stereo and reconstruction; optimization; matching and recognition; video attention; and poster sessions. |
free information technology images: Information Technology Outlook 2000 ICTs, E-commerce and the Information Economy OECD, 2000-03-07 The OECD Information Technology Outlook 2000 describes the rapid growth in the supply and demand for information technology goods and services and their role in the expanding Internet economy and looks at emerging uses of information technology. |
free information technology images: Computer Vision, Graphics and Image Processing Prem Kalra, 2006-11-27 This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Indian Conference on Computer Vision, Graphics and Image Processing, ICVGIP 2006, held in Madurai, India, December 2006. Coverage in this volume includes image restoration and super-resolution, image filtering, visualization, tracking and surveillance, face-, gesture-, and object-recognition, compression, content based image retrieval, stereo/camera calibration, and biometrics. |
free information technology images: The Young Person's Guide to the Internet Kate Hawthorne, Daniela Sheppard, 2005-11-23 In this easy-to-use reference, over 1600 websites have been carefully researched and selected with educational and recreational needs in mind. Sorted into thirty categories including all National Curriculum subjects, the book provides brief descriptions of each website and the resources you can expect to find there. Some of the wide-ranging categories include art, attractions, careers and students, environment, film, TV and radio, reference and revision. The format is unique and simple, making this a perfect resource for young people, parents and teachers and an excellent support tool for schools and libraries. |
free information technology images: Intraoperative Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy Ferenc A. Jolesz, 2014-01-14 Image-guided therapy (IGT) uses imaging to improve the localization and targeting of diseased tissue and to monitor and control treatments. During the past decade, image-guided surgeries and image-guided minimally invasive interventions have emerged as advances that can be used in place of traditional invasive approaches. Advanced imaging technologies such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and positron emission tomography (PET) entered into operating rooms and interventional suites to complement already-available routine imaging devices like X-ray and ultrasound. At the same time, navigational tools, computer-assisted surgery devices, and image-guided robots also became part of the revolution in interventional radiology suites and the operating room. Intraoperative Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy explores the fundamental, technical, and clinical aspects of state-of the-art image-guided therapies. It presents the basic concepts of image guidance, the technologies involved in therapy delivery, and the special requirements for the design and construction of image-guided operating rooms and interventional suites. It also covers future developments such as molecular imaging-guided surgeries and novel innovative therapies like MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery. IGT is a multidisciplinary and multimodality field in which teams of physicians, physicists, engineers, and computer scientists collaborate in performing these interventions, an approach that is reflected in the organization of the book. Contributing authors include members of the National Center of Image-Guided Therapy program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and international leaders in the field of IGT. The book includes coverage of these topics: - Imaging methods, guidance technologies, and the therapy delivery systems currently used or in development. - Clinical applications for IGT in various specialties such as neurosurgery, ear-nose-and-throat surgery, cardiovascular surgery, endoscopies, and orthopedic procedures. - Review and comparison of the clinical uses for IGT with conventional methods in terms of invasiveness, effectiveness, and outcome. - Requirements for the design and construction of image-guided operating rooms and interventional suites. |
free information technology images: Lunar Domes Raffaello Lena, Christian Wöhler, Jim Phillips, Maria Teresa Chiocchetta, 2013-03-28 Lunar domes are structures of volcanic origin which are usually difficult to observe due to their low heights. The Lunar Domes Handbook is a reference work on these elusive features. It provides a collection of images for a large number of lunar domes, including telescopic images acquired with advanced but still moderately intricate amateur equipment as well as recent orbital spacecraft images. Different methods for determining the morphometric properties of lunar domes (diameter, height, flank slope, edifice volume) from image data or orbital topographic data are discussed. Additionally, multispectral and hyperspectral image data are examined, providing insights into the composition of the dome material. Several classification schemes for lunar domes are described, including an approach based on the determined morphometric quantities and spectral analyses. Furthermore, the book provides a description of geophysical models of lunar domes, which yield information about the properties of the lava from which they formed and the depth of the magma source regions below the lunar surface. |
free information technology images: Advances in Information Technology and Industry Applications Dehuai Zeng, 2012-01-15 With success of ICEEE 2010 in Wuhan, China, and December 4 to 5, 2010, the second International Conference of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICEEE 2011) will be held in Macau, China, and December 1 to 2, 2011. ICEEE is an annual conference to call together researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in Electrical and Electronics Engineering along with Computer Science and Technology, Communication Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, etc. This year ICEEE is sponsored by International Industrial Electronics Center, Hong Kong. And based on the deserved reputation, more than 750 papers have been submitted to ICEEE 2011, from which about 94 high quality original papers have been selected for the conference presentation and inclusion in the “Advanced Computer, Communication, and Control” book based on the referees’ comments from peer-refereed. All the papers will be published by Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering (ISSN: 1876-1100), and will be included in Springer Link. We expect that the Advanced Computer, Communication, and Control book will be a trigger for further related research and technology improvements in the importance subject including Signal Processing, Retrieval and Multimedia, Artificial Intelligence, Computing and Intelligent Systems, Machine Learning, Biometric and Biomedical Applications, Neural Networks, Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, Knowledge-based Systems, Control Systems, Modeling and Simulation Techniques, Wireless Communications, Advances in Wireless Video, etc. |
free information technology images: Machine Interpretation of Line Drawing Images Sergey Ablameyko, Tony Pridmore, 2012-12-06 Line drawing interpretation is a challenging area with enormous practical potential. At present, many companies throughout the world invest large amounts of money and human resource in the input of paper drawings into computers. The technology needed to produce an image of a drawing is widely available, but the transformation of these images into more useful forms is an active field of research and development. Machine Interpretation of Line Drawing Images - describes the theory and practice underlying the computer interpretation of line drawing images and - shows how line drawing interpretation systems can be developed. The authors show how many of the problems can be tackled and provide a thorough overview of the processes underpinning the interpretation of images of line drawings. |
free information technology images: Visual Consumption Jonathan E. Schroeder, 2005 'Visual Consumption' draws from art history, photography and visual studies to develop an interdisciplinary, image-based approach to understanding consumer behaviour. |
free information technology images: Registration and Recognition in Images and Videos Roberto Cipolla, Sebastiano Battiato, Giovanni Maria Farinella, 2013-11-19 Computer vision is the science and technology of making machines that see. It is concerned with the theory, design and implementation of algorithms that can automatically process visual data to recognize objects, track and recover their shape and spatial layout. The International Computer Vision Summer School - ICVSS was established in 2007 to provide both an objective and clear overview and an in-depth analysis of the state-of-the-art research in Computer Vision. The courses are delivered by world renowned experts in the field, from both academia and industry and cover both theoretical and practical aspects of real Computer Vision problems. The school is organized every year by University of Cambridge (Computer Vision and Robotics Group) and University of Catania (Image Processing Lab). Different topics are covered each year. This edited volume contains a selection of articles covering some of the talks and tutorials held during the last editions of the school. The chapters provide an in-depth overview of challenging areas with key references to the existing literature. |
free information technology images: Structured Document Image Analysis Henry S. Baird, Horst Bunke, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, 2012-12-06 Document image analysis is the automatic computer interpretation of images of printed and handwritten documents, including text, drawings, maps, music scores, etc. Research in this field supports a rapidly growing international industry. This is the first book to offer a broad selection of state-of-the-art research papers, including authoritative critical surveys of the literature, and parallel studies of the architectureof complete high-performance printed-document reading systems. A unique feature is the extended section on music notation, an ideal vehicle for international sharing of basic research. Also, the collection includes important new work on line drawings, handwriting, character and symbol recognition, and basic methodological issues. The IAPR 1990 Workshop on Syntactic and Structural Pattern Recognition is summarized,including the reports of its expert working groups, whose debates provide a fascinating perspective on the field. The book is an excellent text for a first-year graduate seminar in document image analysis,and is likely to remain a standard reference in the field for years. |
free information technology images: Global Transformations and World Futures - Volume I Sohail Tahir Inayatullah, 2009-10-20 Global Transformations and World Futures is a component of Encyclopedia of Development and Economic Sciences in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Global Transformations and World Futures, in two volumes, deals with the diversity of points of view on this complex subject. The chapters in these volumes are organized into three groups. The first starts with chapters introducing the Global transformations in Knowledge: Social and Cultural issues. Issues such as the nature of global science, the challenge of building real communities in a virtual world, and the transition from an information economy to a communicative economy are explored. The second presents the Global Economy. The final group discusses the World Futures. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs. |
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free information technology images: Demystifying Doha Ashraf M. Salama, Florian Wiedmann, 2016-05-23 Over the past decade or so, the wealth produced by Qatar's oil and gas exports has generated a construction development boom in its capital city of Doha and the surrounding vicinity. Since the late 1990s, the number of inhabitants has grown from less than 400,000 to more than 1.7 million today. In many respects, Doha is portrayed as an important emerging global capital in the Gulf region, which has been positioning and re-inventing itself on the map of international architecture and urbanism, with a global image of building clusters of glass office towers, as well as cultural and educational facilities. While focusing on the architectural and planning aspects of Doha's intensive urbanization, this first comprehensive examination of the city sets this within the socio-political and economic context of the wider Arabian Peninsula. 'Demystifying Doha - On Architecture and Urbanism in an Emerging City' features a comprehensive discussion on contemporary architecture and urbanism of Doha as an emerging regional metropolis. It provides a critical analysis of the evolution of architecture and urbanism as products of the contemporary global condition. Issues that pertain to emerging service hubs, decentralised urban governance, integrated urban development strategies, image-making practices, urban identity, the dialectic relations between the city and its society and sustainable urbanism are all examined to elucidate the urban evolution and the contemporary condition of Doha. 'Demystifying Doha - On Architecture and Urbanism in an Emerging City' concludes by suggesting a framework for future studies of the city as well as for investigating the future of similar cities, setting out an agenda for sustainable urban growth, while invigorating the multiple roles urban planners and architects can play in shaping this future. |
free information technology images: Advancements in Computer Vision Applications in Intelligent Systems and Multimedia Technologies Sarfraz, Muhammad, 2020-05-29 Two significant areas of study that are continually impacting various dimensions in computer science are computer vision and imaging. These technologies are rapidly enhancing how information and data is being exchanged and opening numerous avenues of advancement within areas such as multimedia and intelligent systems. The high level of applicability in computer vision and image processing requires significant research on the specific utilizations of these technologies. Advancements in Computer Vision Applications in Intelligent Systems and Multimedia Technologies is an essential reference source that discusses innovative developments in computational imaging for solving real-life issues and problems and addresses their execution in various disciplines. Featuring research on topics such as image modeling, remote sensing, and support vector machines, this book is ideally designed for IT specialists, scientists, researchers, engineers, developers, practitioners, industry professionals, academicians, and students seeking coverage on the latest developments and innovations in computer vision applications within the realm of multimedia systems. |
free information technology images: Proceedings of International Conference on Frontiers in Computing and Systems Debotosh Bhattacharjee, Dipak Kumar Kole, Nilanjan Dey, Subhadip Basu, Dariusz Plewczynski, 2020-11-23 This book gathers outstanding research papers presented at the International Conference on Frontiers in Computing and Systems (COMSYS 2020), held on January 13–15, 2019 at Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, West Bengal, India and jointly organized by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering and Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering. The book presents the latest research and results in various fields of machine learning, computational intelligence, VLSI, networks and systems, computational biology, and security, making it a rich source of reference material for academia and industry alike. |
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This course is designed to provide students with an exploration of the practical applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and software tools in various domains.
ICT Trends - UN-APCICT
Each write-up introduces the topic by first describing the technology features and components, and then proceeds to highlight potential application areas and use cases, with examples from …
Quantum Image Processing - FRQI Image Representation
In this paper the FRQI (Flexible Representation of Quantum Images) is explored in detail which encodes the images for representation on Quantum computers. The FRQI state consists …
Empowerment Technologies - DepEd Tambayan
1. Use image manipulation techniques on existing images to change or enhance their current state to communicate a message for a specific purpose. CS_ICT11/12-ICTPT-Ie-f- After going …
Lecture 6: Medical imaging and - Stanford University
Physicians mentally integrate their knowledge of anatomical structures with patient-specific medical images to produce a plan and execute it. Image-guided systems use a similar …
GLOSSARY of Information Technology - ssndcentralpacific.org
A collection of information which is organized so that it can be easily accessed and used. Desktop..... The background on the screen of PCs and Macintoshes where icons for disks and …
Zero Trust 101 - NIST Computer Security Resource Center
• Information Technology managers are facing an increasing number of cybersecurity breaches • FCIOC recognized the need to develop guidance that enables the US government to adopt …
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) for IT - PIBM
The purpose of this SOP is to ensure the availability of various facilities related to Information Technology from time to time and develop guidelines to maintain and use the facilities properly. …
Empowerment Technologies - Weebly
Description: Information and communication technologies as a tool for curating, contextualizing, …
Introduction to Information Technology Syllabus - tel-c…
Explain and summarize the history and development of information technologies, including computing …
Information Technology: American National Standar…
The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) …
Optical Information Technology - 産業技術総合研 …
These technologies contribute to the handling of high definition images and moving images, ubiquitous …
Fundamentals of Information and Communication Techn…
The goals of the information and communication technologies are to efficiently process the multimedia …