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HyOctane: a HyTime engine for an MMIS

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We are interested in the development of distributed multimedia information systems that use the HyTime international standard as the data model and interchange format. We have developed and implemented a prototype system in which interactive multimedia presentations can be stored and retrieved. Sample document instances are externally encoded in HyTime and stored in the database using the HyTime data model. The architecture and operation of our system are presented. Issues related to using a HyTime engine for general multimedia presentation and interchange are discussed.

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Buford, J., Rutledge, L., Rutledge, J. et al. HyOctane: a HyTime engine for an MMIS. Multimedia Systems 1, 173–185 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01213076

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