With the advances in multimedia databases and the popularization of the Internet, it is now possible to access large multimedia data repositories distributed throughout the world. One of the challenging problems in such an access is how the information in the respective databases can be summarized to enable an intelligent selection of relevant database sites based on visual queries. This paper ...

Traditionally, architects and designers have worked with clients to develop and implement design solutions from both a functional and an aesthetic approach. The functional approach is justifiable from user needs and activities assessment studies as well as programming data. Aesthetic approaches to the built environment are typically realized through the thoughtful selection of materials, color,...

The paper describes functions of pedagogic information system (IS Student) and presents vision of new pedagogic information system as a part of complex solution of university information system. Present system involves all faculties and is based on modern technologies (SQL, client/server architecture, WWW interface). Due to increasing requirements of the users we decided to redesign pedagogic i...

In this paper we present a client-side approach towards personalization of web search which adapts the means of personalization to the user need in place. We differentiate three different search goals: re-finding known information, finding out about topics of user interest, and satisfying an ad-hoc information need. Our approach carefully balances these search modes, which is endorsed by prelim...

Cloud computing is an innovative information system architecture which reduces the overall client side resource requirements. Even though the data outsourcing reduce the burden of client storage the clients no longer have physical possession of data which will leads to so many security issues. Hence the user need to make sure that their data is secure in clouds. Auditing and reporting of cloud ...

When people are moving around using handheld networked devices, the environment for the provided services vary influencing service quality properties and user needs. In order to maintain usability and usefulness for mobile users, dynamic service adaptation is needed. Several forms of adaptation may be applied. For example, the application structure may adapt from thin client to self-reliant cli...

Mobile clients have unusual needs for sending and receiving multimedia data. The tTU&tiOnd client/server paTUdip2 does not take into account variable network conditions; thus traditional client/server applications have no capability to respond to intermittent connectivity, changing cost structures, or the kind of jluctuations in available bandwidth which are characteristic of wireless links. Tw...

Cloud servers offer data outsourcing facility to their clients. A client outsources her data without having any copy at her end. Therefore, she needs a guarantee that her data are not modified by the server which may be malicious. Data auditing is performed on the outsourced data to resolve this issue. Moreover, the client may want all her data to be stored untampered. In this chapter, we descr...