The MPEG-21 book

This text is the comprehensive guide to MPEG-21, the technology that provides an open framework for multimedia applications. Whereas previous MPEG standards defined compression techniques, MPEG-21 offers methods for the search, access, storage and Rights protection of content. The MPEG-21 Book offers a complete introduction to standardisation, before proceeding to discuss the vision behind MPEG-21, what 'Digital Items' are, how they are adapted and how their contents can be protected. The book provides coverage of the individual parts of the standard to an advanced level, with chapters dedicated to each of the core technologies. The authors describe not only the present situation, but also emerging developments and the relation of MPEG-21 to the other MPEG standards, giving essential insights into the future of MPEG and its impact on multimedia.

The MPEG-21 Book:

Provides an accessible explanation of the MPEG-21 standards and specifications. Presents a comprehensive overview of the technical issues that MPEG-21 covers, including the foundational Digital Item Declaration, Digital Item Identification, Digital Item Adaptation, and Digital Item Processing. Offers in-depth and up-to-date coverage of Rights Expression Language and Rights Data Dictionary. Provides first detailed treatments of Event Reporting and IPMP Components. Reviews the new MPEG technologies Multimedia Middleware, Multimedia Application Formats (MAFs) and Digital Item Streaming.

The MPEG-21 Book will provide an essential resource to researchers, engineers, Internet designers, systems designers, and content providers, creators and distributors in the entertainment and broadcasting industries. Students in communications technology, media technology and multimedia signal processing will also find it an invaluable guide to this cutting-edge technology.

Author Notes

Ian S. Burnett , University of Wollongong, Australia, is the editor of The MPEG-21 Book , published by Wiley.

Fernando Pereira , Instituto Telecomunicacoes, Lisbon, Portugal, is the editor of The MPEG-21 Book , published by Wiley.

Rik Van de Walle , Ghent University, Belgium, is the editor of The MPEG-21 Book , published by Wiley.

Rob Koenen , Intertrust Technologies Corp., USA, is the editor of The MPEG-21 Book , published by Wiley.

Foreword

Preface

Acronyms and Abbreviations

List of Contributors

1 MPEG: Context, Goals and Working MethodologiesFernando Pereira and Rob Koenen)

1.1 Introduction

1.2 MPEG Mission

1.3 MPEG Standards Preceding MPEG-21

1.3.1 The MPEG-1 Standard

1.3.2 The MPEG-2 Standard

1.3.3 The MPEG-4 Standard

1.3.4 The MPEG-7 Standard

1.4 The MPEG-21 Standard

1.5 MPEG's Standardization Process

1.5.1 Membership and Leadership

1.5.2 Meetings

1.5.3 Types of Standardization Documents

1.5.4 Working Principles

1.5.5 Standards Development Process

1.6 After an MPEG Standard is Ready

1.6.1 Licensing

1.6.2 The MPEG Industry Forum

1.7 Final Remarks

References

2 An Introduction to MPEG-21Ian S Burnett and Fernando Pereira

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Motivation and Objectives

2.2.1 Objectives

2.3 Terms - Digital Items, Users and Resources

2.4 The MPEG-21 Vision

2.5 Digital Items - What is New?

2.6 Walkthrough for a Broadcasting Use Case

2.6.1 Digital Item Declaration

2.6.2 Identification

2.6.3 Rights Expressions

2.6.4 Protected Digital Items

2.6.5 Adaptation

2.6.6 Event Reports

2.7 MPEG-21 Standard Organization

2.8 MPEG-21 Standard Overview

2.8.1 Vision, Technologies and Strategy (Technical Report)

2.8.2 Digital Item Declaration

2.8.3 Digital Item Identification

2.8.4 IPMP Components

2.8.5 Rights Expression Language

2.8.6 Rights Data Dictionary

2.8.7 Digital Item Adaptation

2.8.8 MPEG-21 Reference Software

2.8.9 MPEG-21 File Format

2.8.10 Digital Item Processing

2.8.11 Evaluation Methods for Persistent Association Technologies

2.8.12 Test Bed for MPEG-21 Resource Delivery

2.8.13 Part 13: Unassigned

2.8.14 MPEG-21 Conformance

2.8.15 Event Reporting

2.8.16 MPEG-21 Binary Format

2.8.17 Fragment Identifiers for MPEG Resources

2.8.18 Digital Item Streaming

2.9 MPEG-21 Schemas

2.9.1 Motivation

2.9.2 Objective

2.10 Conclusion

References

3 Digital Item Declaration and IdentificationFrederik De Keukelaere and Rik Van de Walle

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Digital Item Declaration

3.2.1 The Abstract Model

3.2.2 Digital Item Declaration Language

3.2.3 Validation of MPEG-21 DIDs

3.2.4 The Use of all DIDL Elements in a Real-World Example

3.2.5 First and Second Edition of the Digital Item Declaration

3.3 Digital Item Identification

3.3.1 Link Between DII and DID

3.3.2 DII Elements

3.4 Summary

References

4 IPMP ComponentsShane Lauf and Eva Rodriguez

4.1 Background and Objectives

4.2 IPMP DIDL

4.2.1 Elements in the IPMP DIDL

4.2.2 Using the IPMP DIDL

4.2.3 Structure of IPMP DIDL Elements

4.3 IPMP Info

4.3.1 Using the IPMPGeneralInfoDescriptor

4.3.2 Positioning the IPMPGeneralInfoDescriptor in a Digital Item

4.3.3 Using the InfoDescriptor

4.4 Using IPMP Components in a Digital Item

4.5 Relationship Between IPMP Components and the Other Parts of MPEG-21

4.5.1 Relationship Between IPMP Components and MPEG-21 Part 2: Digital Item Declaration

4.5.2 Relationship Between IPMP Components and MPEG-21 Part 3: Digital Item Identification

4.5.3 Relationship Between IPMP Components and ISO/IEC 21000-5 Rights Expression Language

4.5.4 Relationship Between IPMP Components and ISO/IEC 21000-7 Digital Item Adaptation

4.6 Future Outlook

4.7 Summary

References

5 Rights Expression LanguageThomas DeMartini and Jill Kalter and Mai Nguyen and Edgar Valenzuela and Xin Wang

5.1 About this Chapter

5.1.1 Namespace Conventions

5.1.2 Example Conventions

5.1.3 Rights Expression Language Element and Type Conventions

5.1.4 Element Introduction Conventions

5.2 Introduction to Ri

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