Content aware multimedia communications [Elektronische Ressource] / von Alexander Eichhorn

Content-Aware MultimediaCommunicationsDissertationZur Erlangung des akademischen GradesDoktor-Ingenieur (Dr.-Ing.)vorgelegt der Fakultat fur Informatik und Automatisierung¨ ¨der Technischen Universit¨at IlmenauvonDipl.-Inf. Alexander EichhornEinreichung am 26. Juni 2007Disputation am 5. Dezember 2007GutachterProf. Dr.-Ing. habil Winfried Kuhnhauser, TU Ilmenau¨Prof. Klara Nahrstedt, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignProf. Dr. Sc. Thomas Plagemann, University of Oslourn:nbn:de:gbv:ilm1-2007000398Content-Aware MultimediaCommunicationsDipl.-Inf. Alexander EichhornA dissertation submitted in partial fulfillmentof the requirements for the degree ofDoktor-Ingenieur (Dr.-Ing.)Faculty of Computer Science and AutomationTechnische Universit¨at IlmenauSubmitted at 26. June 2007Defended at 5. December 2007Committee in ChargeProf. Dr.-Ing. habil Winfried Ku¨hnhauser, TU IlmenauProf. Klara Nahrstedt, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignProf. Dr. Sc. Thomas Plagemann, University of OsloAcknowledgementsThis work has its roots in the teaching, help, patience, and inspirationof a great number of people, to whom I wish to express my gratitude.First of all my deep thanks go to my family who supported me all thetimeswithaidandencouragingwords. Ihighlyappreciatetheirenduringbelieve in me to successfully finish this thesis. I would also like to thankDr. Ulrich Klettforconvincing me ofstarting to studycomputerscienceat all.