Managing and Mining Multimedia Databases

there Is Now So Much Data On The Web That Managing It With Conventional Tools Is Becoming Almost Impossible. To Manage This Data, Provide Interoperability And Warehousing Between Multiple Data Sources And Systems, And Extract Information From The Databases And Warehouses, Various Tools Are Being Developed. In Fact, Developments In Multimedia Database Management Have Exploded During The Past Decade. To Date, However, There Has Been Little Information Available On Providing A Complete Set Of Services For Multimedia Databases, Including Their Management, Mining, And Integration On The Web For Electronic Enterprises. managing And Mining Multimedia Databases Fills That Gap. Focusing On Managing And Mining Multimedia Databases For Electronic Commerce And Business, It Explores Database Management System Techniques For Text, Image, Audio, And Video Databases. It Addresses The Issues And Challenges Of Mining Multimedia Databases To Extract Information, And Discusses The Directions And Challenges Related To Integrating Multimedia Databases For The Web, Particularly For E-business. this Book Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of Multimedia Data Management And Mining Technologies, From The Underlying Concepts, Architectures, And Data Models For Multimedia Database Systems To The Technologies That Support Multimedia Data Management On The Web, Privacy Issues, And Emerging Standards, Prototypes, And Products. Designed For Technical Managers, Executives, And Technologists, It Offers Your Only Opportunity To Learn About Both Multimedia Data Management And Multimedia Data Mining Within A Single Book. booknews the Focus Of This Book Is On Managing And Mining Multimedia Databases For The Electronic Enterprise. Database Management System Techniques For Text, Image, Audio, And Video Databases Are Described, And Issues And Challenges Regarding Mining Multimedia Databases And Integrating Them With The Web Are Discussed. Written For Technical Managers, Executives, And Technologists, The Book Covers Underlying Concepts, Architectures, And Data Models, Privacy Issues, And Emerging Standards And Products. Six Appendices Provide Background On Areas Such As Object Technology, Security, And E-commerce. The Author Is Chief Scientist In Data Management At A Private Sector Company. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or There is now so much data on the Web that managing it with conventional tools is becoming almost impossible. To manage this data, provide interoperability and warehousing between multiple data sources and systems, and extract information from the databases and warehouses, various tools are being developed. In fact, developments in multimedia database management have exploded during the past decade. To date, however, there has been little information available on providing a complete set of services for multimedia databases, including their management, mining, and integration on the Web for electronic enterprises. Managing and Mining Multimedia Databases fills that gap. Focusing on managing and mining multimedia databases for electronic commerce and business, it explores database management system techniques for text, image, audio, and video databases. It addresses the issues and challenges of mining multimedia databases to extract information, and discusses the directions and challenges related to integrating multimedia databases for the Web, particularly for e-business. This book provides a comprehensive overview of multimedia data management and mining technologies, from the underlying concepts, architectures, and data models for multimedia database systems to the technologies that support multimedia data management on the Web, privacy issues, and emerging standards, prototypes, and products. Designed for technical managers, executives, and technologists, it offers your only opportunity to learn about both multimedia data management and multimedia data mining within a single book. 0849300371......Page 1 Preface......Page 6 About the Author......Page 10 Table of Contents......Page 16 1. Introduction......Page 24 2. Architectures for Multimedia Database Systems......Page 36 3. Multimedia Data and Information Models......Page 48 4. Metadata for Multimedia Databases......Page 54 5. Multimedia Query Processing......Page 68 6. Multimedia Storage Management......Page 78 7. Distributed Multimedia Database Systems......Page 84 8. Technologies and Techniques for Multimedia Data Mining......Page 106 9. Mining Text, Image, Video, and Audio Data......Page 142 10. Multimedia for the Weband E-Commerce......Page 166 11. Multimedia for Collaboration, Knowledge Management, and Training for the Web......Page 188 12. Security and Privacy Considerations for Managing and Mining Multimedia Databases......Page 210 13. Standards, Prototypes, and Products for Multimedia Data Management and Mining......Page 222 14. Summary and Directions......Page 240 References......Page 248 Appendices......Page 254 Index......Page 340 With the emergence of the World Wide Web, data is no longer alphanumeric - it may include images, animations, video and audio. This volume offers a guide to managing and integrating various heterogeneous multimedia databases, and is designed for information and technical managers Recent developments in information systems technologies have resulted in computerizing many applications in various business areas.