Video Coding for Mobile Handheld Conferencing

Since the time of Dick Tracy cartoons, the idea of wearable videoconferencing devices has been a desirable but unachievable goal. Current technology is now on the verge of making this dream a reality. Existing and future low bit-rate video coding standards such as H.263 and MPEG-4 may require specia...

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Published in:Multimedia tools and applications 2001-02, Vol.13 (2), p.165
Main Authors: Faichney, Jolon, Gonzalez, Ruben
Format: Article
Language:English
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Coding standards
Video teleconferencing
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Summary:Since the time of Dick Tracy cartoons, the idea of wearable videoconferencing devices has been a desirable but unachievable goal. Current technology is now on the verge of making this dream a reality. Existing and future low bit-rate video coding standards such as H.263 and MPEG-4 may require specialized hardware for real-time handheld video conferencing [3]. This paper evaluates the performance of software-based videoconferencing on widely available mobile handheld devices using a range of both traditional and original video coding schemes. Our results demonstrate that wearable videoconferencing can no longer be relegated to the realm of science fiction as practical first generation devices are feasible today.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1380-7501
1573-7721
DOI:10.1023/A:1009689110306