KEYWORDS USED FOR WWW INVENTORY:

Electronic Library

PROJECT NAME:

Research and Development on advanced visual telecommunications applications

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND CURRENT LOCATION:

Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan, Nara Research Center

PROJECT COORDINATOR:

Prof. Suzuki, Director of the Faculty of Technology
Osaka University, Japan.

BRIEF OVERALL PROJECT SUMMARY:

In order to disseminate and promote Broadband ISDN, this project conducts R&D on universal and fundamental technologies (such as extremely high resolution digital image transmission technology, remote retrieval and display technology of image database, etc.) necessary for the development of applications which utilize Broadband ISDN.
Outline of Electronic Library System

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

This project contributes to the establishment of an electronic library by conducting R&D on the extremely high resolution digital image transmisison technology and image database remote retrieval / display technology.

EXPECTED/ACTUAL RESULTS:

The completion of advanced visual telecommunications through broadband networks and the establishment of an electronic library by conducting R&D on the extremely high resolution digital image transmission technology and image database retrieval/display technology.

PARTNERS/PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT:

Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan.

USE OF INFORMATION/TELEMATIC TECHNOLOGIES:

Extremely high resolution digital image transmission technology and image database retrieval/display technology.

BENEFITS TO THE INFORMATION SOCIETY:

Establishment of electronic library systems which anyone can access freely.

EXPECTED COST:

6.43 billion yen (4.02 billion yen by the 3rd supplementary budget in FY 1993, and 2.41 billion yen by the 1st supplementary budget in FY 1995.).