Bodo Teichmann (tmn@iis.fhg.de)

To collect and verify version 1and version 2 conformance bit streams

To continue studing of the MPEG-4 Audio Conformance PDAM

Co-Chair

Sanae Hotani (hotani@spg.yrp.nttdocomo.co.jp)

1. Further develop the MPEG-7 audio core experiment procedure, unify with the universal MPEG-7 CE procedure, and identify applications as bases for evaluation;
2. Carry out the CEs in docs M3082, M3083.
3. Further pursue obtaining additional test material to be used for MPEG-7 audio core experiments;
4. Develop the audio descriptor framework by further identifying & classifying audio descriptors;
5. Identify any new potential MPEG-7 audio core experiments; and
6. Conduct any other audio-related MPEG-7 business.

1. To make the text of the proposed amendment available on the ahg reflector and to MPEG liaisons,
2. To generate and make publicly available test bitstreams compliant with the syntax of the proposed amendment to assist with compliance testing,
3. To collect information about applications which could benefit from the proposed amendment,
4. To make publicly available a version of reference software which uses this amendment.

1. Coordination of integration and bug fix for the visual FDAM(V.2 FDIS) software
2. Coordination of bit-stream exchange and verification

or tktan@psl.com.sg

1. Identify and integrate the necessary changes to the reference software for performing the conformance.
2. To coordinate the creation of Conformance Bitstreams.
3. Review and revise the Video part of the Conformance FDIS.
4. Review and revise the video part of the conformance PDAM for version 2

or tktan@psl.com.sg

1. To collect descriptions of core experiments, evaluation criteria and common conditions, editing a document and distribute it to the video group for FGS
2. Coordination of core experiments
3. Coordination of bit-stream exchange

1. To collect descriptions of core experiments, evaluation criteria and common conditions, editing a document and distribute it to the video group for the Studio Profile
2. Coordinate bitstream exchanges
3. Prepare draft PDAM for the October meeting

1. To examine the merits and feasibility of releasing a technical report for software modules implementing non-normative features of MPEG-4 video.
2. To develop procedures for the evaluation of tools for possible inclusion in the technical report.
3. To use the development of tools for fast motion search as a case study for future potential software modules.

To review and update the MPEG Video FAQ documents.

No meeting

1. To collect descriptions of core experiments, evaluation criteria and common conditions, editing a document and distribute it to the video group.
2. Coordination of core experiments

1. To collect descriptions of core experiments, evaluation criteria and common conditions, editing a document and distribute it to the video group.
2. Coordination of core experiments

ftp Site: ftp.krdl.org.sg (user: anonymous, pwd: e-mail ID) - The ftp site contains the XM source-code and XM software architecture.

1. Perform validation of the Media and Meta DSs with existing practices through harmonisation with

• SMPTE Metadata Dictionary
• Extended Dublin Core
• Others (e.g., RegelwerkMusic, SMEF, VIDAS, P/Meta, P/FTA)

1. Upgrade the thesaurus support within MPEG-7
2. Upgrade the IPMP related issues within the MedMet DSs (e.g., Primitive Person DS, Usage MetaInformation DS)
3. Update the Media and Meta DSs based on validation with existing practices and check MedMet DSs compliance with DDL.
4. Recommend for the XM parts related to the Media and Meta DSs

Other business will be conducted by E-mail or Telephone.

1. Further develop the AV DS core experiment procedure and edit the DS CE methodology document
2. Conduct validation experiments for AV DSs based on the experiment work plans
3. Carry out core experiments for AV DSs based on the experiment work plans
4. Identify potential candidates for AV DS Ces
5. Prepare an FTP site to provide access to new content and make instantiated descriptions available from experiments.
6. Make available additional MPEG-7 test content to the MPEG-7 community.

"subscribe mpeg-7-ds-ce <email address>" in the message body.

Phil Garner (philg@cre.canon.co.uk )

1. Identify and define concepts of the audio-visual domain relevant to MPEG-7
2. Establish mappings of the principal concepts of the audio-visual domain to the MPEG-7 Description Schemes and Descriptors
3. Develop audio-visual conceptual models based on the MPEG-7 principal concepts
4. Update the MPEG-7 Description Schemes Principal Concept List (V0.5)

1. Provide a clear definition and role of each DS which is part of the revised Semantic DS, possibly providing examples for explanation.
2. Debate on the exact definition of the concept DS, so that a unique interpretation can be provided.
3. Debate on the composition of the State DS and whether it provides a necessary functionality.
4. Clarify how semantic information can be embedded in segment DS, in particular whether attaching a SemanticDescription DS is the most appropriate way.
5. Get feedback from participants involved in the Validation Experiment on Semantic DS.

Other business will be conducted by E-mail or Telephone.

1. To continue further development and specification of user preferences
2. To continue establishing correspondences between user preference descriptions and content descriptions
3. To prepare and submit a new version of the specification to the 51^st NL meeting
4. To continue identification of additional application frameworks and the definition of new validation experiments.

1. To assess the additional relative complexity of AC prediction tool in the SVP profile by considering typical implementations on media processors and on ASICs.
2. To evaluate such complexity considering the coding gain of AC prediction tool in the SVP profile.
3. To evaluate complexity and performance of fast motion estimation algorithms according to test conditions described in document N3141.

1. To discuss XM development,
2. To identify mechanisms and supply additional examples for integrating software tools into the XM,
3. To identify complexity features which should be measured for special XM-components,
4. To identify the means of measuring complexity features,
5. To identify the possibility of integrating computational complexity measures and evaluation tools into the MPEG-7 XM.
6. To coordinate the software integration of MPEG-7 Visual XM Tools
7. To coordinate the software integration of MPEG-7 Audio XM Tools
8. To coordinate the software integration of MPEG-7 MMDS XM Tools

Stephan Herrmann (TU Munich)

Eric Rehm, J.Charlesworth

1. Identify and integrate the necessary changes to the reference software for performing the conformance.
2. To coordinate the definition and creation of Conformance Bitstreams.
3. Review and revise the 3DMC part of the Version 2 Conformance CD.

1. Produce additional FBA data sets and evaluate the FBA system as specified in FDAM.
2. Continue software and bitstreams contributions to IM1, V1 and V2 conformance.

1. Analyse the existing tools, list their capabilities and limitations for animated 3D model coding, and compare their efficiency with tools available outside of MPEG-4.
2. Solicit outside opinions for requirements and applications for animated 3D model coding.

1. Edit the version 3 SNHC profiles in amendment 2.
2. Maintain version 3 profile document and integrate changes by NBs into the document.

1. Study requirements for a new Progressive Profile and Levels for MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 to enable high quality display of progressive sequences on both interlaced and progressive displays.
2. Study requirements for Systems to enable synchronous decoding of multiple video streams and I-frame stills.
3. Study requirements for receiver-based normative 2D composition of video and still objects that conform with the new profile.
4. Study possible solutions using MPEG-2 technology, MPEG-4 technology, and possible combinations of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 technology (‘MPEG-4 over MPEG-2)

1. To investigate IPMP requirements for different application domains
2. To look into whether specific IPMP systems should be standardised for various application domains;
3. To look into requirements for creators, distributors and end-users with respect to interoperability of intellectual property management and protection systems;
4. Investigate modular IPMP systems and relevant interfaces and synchronisation issues
5. Conduct this discussion in the light that the activity might be continued in the ‘Multimedia Framework’ discussions
6. Priority should be given to achieve conclusion on mandate 1

Hiroshi Inoue (inoue@cts.canon.co.jp )

Niels Rump (rump@intertrust.com)

A 2-day meeting will be held in Tokyo in the days of 14-17 February.

A pre-meeting meeting is planned for the weekend before the Noordwijkerhout meeting

1. Evaluate the role of watermarking in multimedia applications.
2. Evaluate applications (and business models) that require watermarking technologies and categorize these applications into some subgroups with similar requirements
3. Evaluate the needs for standardization for these applications
4. Evaluate the needs for standardization in MPEG
5. Evaluate requirements for each application domain, e.g.,

• Perceptual quality – visibility/audibility
• Robustness – ability to be detected after some signal processing operations, e.g., compression, digital-to-analog conversion, knowing that the algorithm will be published
• Resilience – ability to be detected after some malicious attacks
• Capacity – amount of information per picture/audio blocks

1. Define evaluation methodology
2. Evaluate whether existing technologies fit these requirements
3. Mandates 1, 2 and 3 should be treated with priority.

A pre-meeting meeting is planned for the weekend before the Noordwijkerhout meeting.

1. Establish high level goals and objectives of the rights holder communities for issues related to content management, identification and description in MPEG-7
2. Derive Ds and DSs which result from the resolution of the aforementioned issues in collaboration with MedMet and MMDS experts

1. Continue to develop the table of key issues which address interoperability from the consumers’ perspective and the identification of applicable enabling technologies.
2. Preparatory work to produce a WG11-internal Call for Information (scheduled to be issued at the end of the 51^st WG11 meeting) for submissions to be included in the Technical Report. It is intended that responses to the CfI should address areas of potential standardisation within the Multimedia Framework as viewed from the consumers’ perspective
3. Prepare the MPEG-21 workshop that is anticipated to take place during the 51^st MPEG meeting
4. Identify interested parties and stakeholders (both from inside and outside of WG11) in the Multimedia Framework to invite them to attend the aforementioned workshop

1. To specify the Applications under study
2. To map the application to the current MPEG-7 Standard
3. To make recommendations for the MPEG-7 standard (Requirements and Technology) based on the success or failure of this mapping
4. To stimulate discussion on developing MPEG-7 Applications Tools

Daan Verthausz (Telematica Instituut) – Digital Medical Records

Wo Chang (NIST) – Indexing retrieval system

Ibrahim Sezan (Sharplabs of America) – TV Anytime

Claude Seyrat (UPMC) – DS parsing

Other business will be conducted by E-mail or Telephone.

In case of problems send mail to neil@src.ricoh.co.jp

1. To review the current list of MPEG7 applications for completeness, and add missing ones
2. To make an assessment of relative significance of these applications to MPEG-7
3. To evaluate and complete requirements for the most relevant of these applications, notably with regard to (visual) descriptors
4. To cluster the applications based on these extracted requirements
5. To assess what is the required level of interoperability between the clusters.
6. To determine the possible implications of such clusters and their requirements on the selection of technologies for the visual entities.

Other business will be conducted by E-mail or Telephone.

1. Conduct the discussions on MPEG-4 Version 1 Conformance and investigate the need and content of MPEG-4 Version 1 Conformance Amendment 1.
2. Conduct the discussions on MPEG-4 Version 2 Conformance and produce a study of the Version 2 Conformance CD.
3. Execute the work plan for bit stream creation, exchange and crosschecking for Version 1 and Version 2 Specification.

1. Develop Version 3 BIFS specification (Flextime, ExternProto, MediaControl and server command, coding of multiple value field);
2. Provide Version 3 BIFS software for IM1 platform.
3. Conduct the discussions on BIFS and produce a release VM document.

1. Evaluate proposals received in answer to the Call for Proposal on MPEG-4 Textual format.

1. Conduct the discussions on MPEG-J and produce a release VM document.
2. Provide software for the IM1 platform.
3. Contribute to the conformance part for MPEG-J.
4. Contribute to the definition of Systems Profiles and Levels.

1. Produce Systems Version 1 part 5 Corrigendum.
2. Support the creation of the MPEG-4 version 2 reference code.
3. Demonstrate Systems Version 1 and 2 Software
4. Apply the IM1 Software Implementation Workplan with the help of the committed partners,
5. Provide for software and test streams for demonstrating MPEG-4 capabilities.

1. Improve text for Internet Drafts related to the transport of MPEG-4 content over the internet jointly with IETF and assure consistency with 13818-1/Amd7.
2. Propose text for channel set up and management for MPEG-4 over IP.
3. Study integration of MPEG-4 over IP specification in the DMIF architecture.

1. To collect and refine application and MPEG-4 requirements for multi-user applications,
2. To assess whether pieces of necessary technology are missing from MPEG-4 to meet these requirements, and if so, which pieces.
3. To prepare a Call for Proposal for the next MPEG meeting.

1. Resolve open issues described in MPEG-7 Systems WD 0.1
2. Investigate potential methods at DDL and/or System level that would allow the creation of domain/user specific DS attributes at read-time as well as run-time e.g., static vs. dynamic bindings
3. Produce MPEG-7 WD 1.0

1. Check that the DDL provides sufficient mechanism to express MPEG-7 link.
2. Explore link consistency/validation mechanisms.
3. Provide solution for instantiating the links using concepts of the DDL.
4. Apply the solutions to link MPEG-7 data to multimedia streams and files such as those used in MPEG-2 and-4.

1. To further the work on the DDL:

• to continue working on a parser
• to continue tracking XML Schema developments and to investigate MPEG-7 extensions for XML Schema

1. Study requirements and potential solutions for compression of MPEG-7 description and DDL compression.
2. To be in touch with W3C’s relevant working groups
3. To contribute a proposal for a new version of the DDL to the 51^st meeting.