August 2004 Vol. 2 No. 8

Laboratory Strategies

• From Simple Economization to the Quest for Simple and Easy-to-Use

R&D Spirits

• Creating New Markets with a New 3-D Display System

Selected Papers : 3-D Display and Information Technologies

• 3-D Urban Environment Model Reconstruction from Aerial Data - High-definition Video and Airborne Laser Data
• Free-viewpoint Video Communication Using Multi-view Video Coding
• Progressive Compression of Surface Light Fields
• A Compact Depth-fused 3-D Display Using a Stack of Two LCDs
• Relief-like Depth Map Generation Algorithm

Special Feature : Cooperative Broadcasting and Communication Technologies

• Cooperative Broadcasting and Communication Technology for a New Way of Viewing TV
• Content Copyright Protection Technology Needed for Cooperative Broadcasting/Communication Services
• Distribution Control Technology Using Metadata for Cooperative Broadcasting and Communication Services
• Content Recommendation and Filtering Technology
• Reducing the Cost of Metadata Generation by Using Video/Audio Indexing and Natural Language Processing Techniques
• Next-generation Set-top Box for Broadband Environments

Letters

• Network Forensic Technologies Utilizing Communication Information
• Development of an Information-classification System Based on Access Logs
• IPDM - A Novel Technology for High-speed Downloading of Large-scale Contents
• Underground Distribution Conduit Technology for Delivering IP Services (Free Access Method)

Global Standardization Activities

• Standardization Activities on Home Network Architectures

R&D Information

• Discovery of a New Visual Mechanism - Using Motion to Perceive Shape