1. Thematic Session 2 Networked Media: State-of-the-art and IST Call 1 Objectives Skopje, 15 December 2006

2. IntroductionIntroduction Networked Media Numerous electronic devices are connected to a network, and media files are accessed from anywhere via the network Europe is well placed in the worldwide race to develop the networks and service infrastructures of the future.

3. Current Situation Centralized content creation in professional production houses Static AV delivery (prescheduled broadcasts) “Few to many” mode content delivery TV guide the most widespread tool for AV content search Creation Storage Adaptation Consumption

4. Technical Challenges (1) User centric content creation and consumption –Each device can be content source E.g. home appliances (sensor, IP camera, fridge) –(Mobile) multiview and content consumption Diversity in terms of –Types (encoding, formatting) –Quality Content adaptation –Seamless flow of content from one device to another –E.g. from PC, to STB (Set Top Box), to mobile phone Network infrastructure –Interoperable infrastructure for seamless multimedia networking

5. Technical Challenges (2) Content Annotation –Advanced and standardized metadata –Indexing, cataloguing Content Searching –Intelligent searching –E.g. using NLP (Natural Language Processing) Invisible technology –Limited user intervention

6. Networked Audiovisual Systems in FP6 Directorate D - Network and Communication Technologies

7. FP6 project case study: DANAE This STREP addresses the dynamic and distributed adaptation of scalable multimedia content in a context- aware environment, through –the definition of scalable formats with associated meta-data –their adaptation to the session context –the transport and delivery of multimedia content to the end- user Key areas include –MPEG 21 architecture –MPEG 4 scalable codecs –Data gathering from physical sensors http://danae.rd.francetelecom.com/

8. FP6 project case study: ESTIA The “Enhanced Networked Architecture for Personalised Provision of AV Content within the Home Environment” STREP aims at: –Residential gateway for local AV content management in seamless manner –Media trans-coding functions to allow content distribution to various terminals –Personalised access to AV content and white goods functions Key areas include –Residential gateway –Personalized services –Identity management http://www.ist-estia.org/

9. FP6 project case study: WCAM The “Wireless cameras and audio-visual seamless networking” aims to –Develop a wireless, seamless and secured end-to-end networked audio-visual system –Support the convergence between video surveillance and multimedia distribution over the Internet –Take into account real time aspects as well as security and scalability Key areas include –Scalable Video Coding –Automatic detection of event through scene analysis –Wireless networking

10. Broadband Terminals and Servers Audiovisual networking Rich media technologies Interoperable multimedia network and service infrastructures End to end systems and application platforms FP6 FP7 R&D evolution in Software & Services

11. From market & technological trends to RTD challenges and objectives Seventh Framework Programme 2007-2013 (FP7) COOPERATION Programme IDEAS Programme PEOPLE Programme CAPACITIES Programme ICT Work Programme 2007- 2008 (Draft) Challenge 1 “Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures” Objective 1.5 “Networked Media” 1 st Call – 24 April 2007

12. Objective 1.5 “Networked Media” – 1 st Call details Objective 1.5 is targeted in the 1 st Call of ICT –to be announced ~ 22 /12/2006, –with deadline for submission of proposals ~ 24/4/2007 Funding SchemesIndicative Budget Allocation (1 st Call) Collaborative Projects 76 M € Networks of Excellence 7 M € Coordination and Support Actions 2 M € Total 85 M €

13. Obj. 1.5: Target Outcomes @ a glance Interoperable multimedia network and service infrastructures for –Seamless, personalized and trusted experience –Home management and control services –Media content for users in a variety of roles, locations, contexts and mobility scenarios –Automatic and intuitive enrichment of media at every step of the media lifecycle End to end system and application platforms for –Intuitive professional and non-professional of creation, manipulation, storage/handling/search, rendering and management of media –New creative of interactive, immersive and very high quality media –New forms of experiences for individual users or user communities Roadmapping and Conference support –In coordination with national or regional programs

14. Who can participate? Opportunities for SEE countries: all types of organisations (Research, SMEs, Public Administrations) can participate as partners with EC funding Players from –Content –Telecom –Broadcast –Consumer Electronics industries

15. Areas to consider… Applications Entertainment –Pervasive gaming –Digital cinema –Advertising Online communities –Personalized service creation –Communication in communities –Social Networks and Shared Knowledge

16. Areas to consider… Services Service Discovery and Information Filtering –Context awareness –Service personalization Service Platforms –Service creation –Middleware –Micropayments User Interfaces –Interactivity –Multimodality –Remote environments (telepresence)

17. Areas to consider… Content Manipulation Private and public content production Content encoding Content adaptation Content personalisation Context awareness Content annotation and summarising Content in the mobile world

18. Areas to consider… Network Infrastructure Network Architecture Home networking Network based intelligence for end-to-end service control Seamless service provisioning Network planning and optimization Quality of Service

19. Areas to consider… Terminals and User Devices Residential Gateway –Architecture –HAN / WAN interaction Home Multimedia Devices Media Home Terminal Gaming Terminals Broadband Portable Terminal Personal Mobile Terminal

20. Areas to consider… General Issues Privacy and Trust Security IPR: Interoperable Digital Rights management Mixed reality Multimedia search

21. Expected Impact Leadership in NG media technologies Higher performance in –Intelligence –Scalability –Flexibility –Speed –Capacity –ease of use –cost Market opportunities and converged business models –Content –Telecom –broadcast –consumer industries New digital media consumption and production patterns 2007 – 2008 ICT workprogram

22. References and Resources IST 2006 Event, Networked Media, http://europa.eu.int/information_society/istevent/2006/cf/topic- details.cfm?topic_id=6 http://europa.eu.int/information_society/istevent/2006/cf/topic- details.cfm?topic_id=6 –J. M. Dupont, Thompson “The Networked Electronic Media (NEM) industrial initiative” presentation, http://europa.eu.int/information_society/istevent/2006/cf/conference- detail.cfm?id=1039 http://europa.eu.int/information_society/istevent/2006/cf/conference- detail.cfm?id=1039 CORDIS, search utility (FP6 projects on “networked media”), http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/projects.htm http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/projects.htm Networked and Electronic Media (NEM initiative), http://www.nem- initiative.org/http://www.nem- initiative.org/

23. Thank you for your attention Aggeliki Skamvetsaki (askam@planet.gr) Raphael Koumeri (planet@skypro.be) PLANET S.A.