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iTV Handbook: Technologies and Standards
By Edward M. Schwalb
Publisher	: Prentice Hall PTR
Pub Date	: July 25, 2003
ISBN	: 0-13-100312-7
Pages	: 752

             

		Copyright
		IMSC Press Multimedia Series
		About Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
		Preface
		Chapter 1.  Introduction
			Section 1.1.  Interactivity
			Section 1.2.  History
			Section 1.3.  Present
			Section 1.4.  Vendors
			Section 1.5.  Future
			Section 1.6.  Framework
			Section 1.7.  Technologies
			Section 1.8.  Major Organizations
			Section 1.9.  Organization of This Book
			Section 1.10.  References
		Chapter 2.  iTV Scenarios
			Section 2.1.  Advertising Scenarios
			Section 2.2.  Electronic Program Guide Scenarios
			Section 2.3.  Video on Demand Scenarios
			Section 2.4.  Game Scenarios
			Section 2.5.  Game Show Scenarios
			Section 2.6.  Interactive Music Programs
			Section 2.7.  Interactive Educational Programming
			Section 2.8.  Quizzes
			Section 2.9.  Interactive News
			Section 2.10.  Interactive Sports Scenario
			Section 2.11.  Transportation Scenarios
			Section 2.12.  Trading Scenarios
			Section 2.13.  Conclusion
			Section 2.14.  References
		Chapter 3.  iTV Food Chain
			Section 3.1.  Overview
			Section 3.2.  Broadcast Model
			Section 3.3.  Interactivity
			Section 3.4.  Data Delivery
			Section 3.5.  Authoring Content
			Section 3.6.  Packaging Content
			Section 3.7.  References
		Chapter 4.  iTV Receivers
			Section 4.1.  Expectations from Receivers
			Section 4.2.  Platform Architecture
			Section 4.3.  Platform Components
			Section 4.4.  Application Meta-data Issues
			Section 4.5.  Network Independent Resource Access
			Section 4.6.  Operational Dynamics
			Section 4.7.  Conclusion
			Section 4.8.  References
		Chapter 5.  Declarative Content
			Section 5.1.  Background
			Section 5.2.  HTML
			Section 5.3.  XML
			Section 5.4.  XHTML
			Section 5.5.  Cascading Style Sheets
			Section 5.6.  Declarative Data Essence
			Section 5.7.  Conclusion
			Section 5.8.  References
		Chapter 6.  Script Content
			Section 6.1.  Brief History
			Section 6.2.  Dynamic HTML
			Section 6.3.  Script Language Specification Overview
			Section 6.4.  Execution
			Section 6.5.  Expressions
			Section 6.6.  Operators
			Section 6.7.  Statements
			Section 6.8.  Functions
			Section 6.9.  Native Objects
			Section 6.10.  Conclusion
			Section 6.11.  References
		Chapter 7.  JavaTV
			Section 7.1.  The Java Language
			Section 7.2.  Programming Model
			Section 7.3.  The Class File Format
			Section 7.4.  Personal Java
			Section 7.5.  Java Security
			Section 7.6.  JavaTV
			Section 7.7.  Conclusion
			Section 7.8.  References
		Chapter 8.  HAVi
			Section 8.1.  Introduction
			Section 8.2.  Framework
			Section 8.3.  Device Model
			Section 8.4.  Architecture Elements
			Section 8.5.  Graphic User Interface
			Section 8.6.  User Interface Model
			Section 8.7.  Display Model
			Section 8.8.  Interface Design
			Section 8.9.  Widgets
			Section 8.10.  Integration of Graphics and Video
			Section 8.11.  Pluggable Look
			Section 8.12.  Effects
			Section 8.13.  Integration with Java TV and JMF
			Section 8.14.  Conclusion
			Section 8.15.  References
		Chapter 9.  Media Streaming
			Section 9.1.  Introduction
			Section 9.2.  MPEG Transports
			Section 9.3.  IP Transports and IP Multicast
			Section 9.4.  Audio Streaming
			Section 9.5.  MPEG-2 Video Streaming
			Section 9.6.  Time and Synchronization
			Section 9.7.  Synchronizing Data with Video
			Section 9.8.  Java Media Framework (JMF)
			Section 9.9.  Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)
			Section 9.10.  References
		Chapter 10.  Security
			Section 10.1.  Introduction
			Section 10.2.  The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
			Section 10.3.  Java Security Framework
			Section 10.4.  XML Digital Signatures (XMLDSIG)
			Section 10.5.  Transport Layer Security (TLS)
			Section 10.6.  Cable Conditional Access TV
			Section 10.7.  Conclusion
			Section 10.8.  References
		Chapter 11.  Broadcasting Files
			Section 11.1.  Introduction
			Section 11.2.  Sections, Modules, and Objects
			Section 11.3.  File System Objects
			Section 11.4.  Conclusion
			Section 11.5.  References
		Chapter 12.  Content Formats
			Section 12.1.  Graphics
			Section 12.2.  Audio Formats
			Section 12.3.  Video Formats
			Section 12.4.  Asset Management Formats
			Section 12.5.  Conclusion
			Section 12.6.  References
		Chapter 13.  Standards and Specifications
			Section 13.1.  Advanced Television Enhancement Forum (ATVEF)
			Section 13.2.  Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) Multimedia Home Platform (MHP)
			Section 13.3.  CableLabs' Open Cable Application Platform (OCAP)
			Section 13.4.  North-America/US Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)
			Section 13.5.  Japan's Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB)
			Section 13.6.  TV-Anytime
			Section 13.7.  iTV Production Standards
			Section 13.8.  Conclusion
			Section 13.9.  References
		Additional Resources
		Acronyms
		About the Author
		Index