Collect reviews of individual sections from AHG members.

Introduce sections describing the underling models for MPEG-7 Description Schemes

Propose a set of values that can be used for ControlledTerm in particular for Section 7,8,9 of the MDS WD (Med/Met sections)

Create a unified description example deploying all of the DSs from MDS XM & WD

Carry out core experiments for MDSs based on the experiment work plans.

Assign official reviewers to MDS CEs.

Identify potential candidates for MDS CEs.

Maintain and collect material for the AHG FTP/WWW site.

Make available and collect additional test content to the MPEG-7 community.

Peter Mulder, mandate 6 (peter.mulder@nob.nl)

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To review the DDL representation of DSs and Ds based on the DDL representation guideline, and also to maintain the guideline.

To study further the issue of MPEG-7 root element. In particular, to investigate attributes of the root elements, also to identify the global element suitable to be MPEG-7 description fragment.

To study further the issue of "header/body" structure

Leszek.Cieplinski (Leszek.Cieplinski@vil.ite.mee.com )

Caterina Saraceno (saraceno@starlab.net )

Continue work on distinguishing DSs and Ds according to MPEG-7 definitions

Design contents of the top-level elements for MPEG-7 descriptions and determine also whether additional top-level elements should be defined

Continue the study of MPEG-7 profiling using the TVA application as a test case, taking into account the results of the ongoing progress in TVA.

Link with the Ad-Hoc group on Metadata Integration (N3482) for information exchange.

Define a procedure for future metadata integration issues related to SMPTE, EBU, Dublin Core, NewsML, etc., after the 54^th meeting in La Beaule.

Bodo Teichmann (email: tmn@iis.fhg.de)

To collect and verify conformance test sequences

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To prepare and forward a draft corrigendum of 14496-3 Version 1 and 2 to the ISO SC29 secretariat by the 30^th of September 2000.

To prepare a first draft of MPEG-4 Audio (14496-3) second edition.

Bernhard Grill (email: grl@iis.fhg.de)

Collect Registration Information;

Identify companies that are able to provide "reference quality" encoders or encoded material for requested MPEG-4 coding configurations;

Define a procedure for access to MPEG-4 "reference quality" encoders or encoded material.

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Carry out the CEs described in documents N3492–N3494 and previously initiated CEs.

Review MPEG-7 documents and identify documents relevant to audio and areas where future CEs would be appropriate;

Study current practice in audio archiving, and identify descriptors appropriate for MPEG-7;

Further develop the MPEG-7 audio core experiment procedure and identify applications as bases for evaluation and for promotion to industry;

Conduct any other audio-related MPEG-7 business; and

Promote MPEG-7 Audio to industry and within the audio research community

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Propose that FBA tools be included in any new graphics profiles

Analyze the existing tools and list their capabilities and limitations for generic animation coding.

Establish an email reflector between MPEG-4 and Web3D to exchange ideas for the generic animation framework.

Evaluate the proposals and recommend technologies for inclusion in MPEG-4 standardization process.

Continue software and bitstream contributions to IM1 and V2 conformance.

Complete editing the 3DMC contribution to Version 2 Systems corrigendum.

Review and revise the 3DMC part of the Version 2 Conformance document.

To define the guidelines for software integration,

To identify mechanisms and supply additional examples for integrating software tools into the XM,

To identify complexity features which should be measured for special XM-components,

To identify the means of measuring complexity features,

To identify the possibility of integrating computational complexity measures and evaluation tools into the MPEG-7 XM.

To coordinate the software integration of MPEG-7 Visual XM Tools

To coordinate the software integration of MPEG-7 Audio XM Tools

To coordinate the software integration of MPEG-7 MMDS XM Tools

To define and implement key applications of normative DSs

2. To discuss the clarification of payload descriptions.

Coordination of the integration of reference software for FGS and Studio Profile into 14496-5 ammendments

Coordination of bit-stream exchange and verification

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To coordinate the creation of Conformance Bitstreams.

Review and revise the Video part of the Conformance FDIS.

Review and revise the video part of the conformance PDAM for version 2

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Maintenance of software and coordination of integration

Preparation of subjective tests

Integration of FGS into MPEG-4 VM 17.0

Coordinate bitstream exchanges

Coordination of core experiments

To invite input and test sequences from outside partners

Process responses to the Call for Digital Cinema Test Material

Finalize the Digital Cinema Requirements document

Edit the Digital Cinema Video Evaluation document

Finalize the Call for Proposals for Digital Cinema

Liaise with SMPTE

2. Collect responses to the Call for Proposals for IPMP Solutions

3. Perform initial evaluation of responses

plan an event between now and the awareness event on a smaller scale (Singapore, March 2001)

Maintain the MPEG-7 Industry Focus Group Site (www.mpeg-7.com)

Update the MPEG-7 repository of applications and demos

Develop an MPEG-7 Industry Domain list

Maintain the MPEG-7 Overview Document, Reference Guide, Introduction to MPEG-7, the C, O & TR, and related PR documents

Witold Reichhart (witold@starlab.net )

Jose Martìnez (jms@gti.ssr.upm.es)

Study the MPEG-7 tool set (Systems, MDS, Audio and Visual) with a view to identify elements for mobile application profiling.

Concentrate on the identification of tools that are too heavy for these applications

Recommend a possible approach to defining a profile for these applications.

Koichi Emura(e-mail: emura@mrit.mei.co.jp),

Charis Christopoulos (E-mail: charilaos.christopoulos@era.ericsson.se)

Further develop the seven elements in the framework, to be facilitated by:

Content Representation (Fernando Pereira)

Digital Item Declaration (Vaughn Iverson)

Content Identification and Description (Touradj Ebrahimi)

IPMP Related Technologies (Niels Rump)

Content Management and Use (Rik Van de Walle)

Terminals and Networks (Jan Bormans)

Event Reporting (Zack Coffin)

The tasks will include:

1. Identify issues which are common between the multimedia framework elements

2. Identify technologies which are presently missing

3. Prioritise the above on the basis of MPEG’s ability to address them

Mpeg-21-request@starlab.net

Forward the PDTR to SC29 Secretariat, distribute to the MPEG-21 Reflector and upload to the FTP site.

Co- Chair

Niels Rump

Mpeg-21-request@starlab.net

Continue to develop the Use Case Scenario document issued as a draft document in Beijing

Solicit the input of usage scenario contributions from all parties involved in content creation, production, distribution and usage and services which support event reporting as described in the Technical Report

These use case scenarios will provide context to each of the upcoming MPEG-21 CfPs. They should therefore emphasise scenarios which illustrate the different elements of the multimedia framework on which each of the Calls will be based.

Co- Chairs

Hideki Sakamoto

Mpeg-21-request@starlab.net

Define a common structure for the CfP documents that set out the vision and goals of the MPEG-21 multimedia framework, applicable use case scenarios, timetable and procedure for managing responses to each call.

Agree a timetable for each call.

Draft specific terms for each call explaining the specific element of the MPEG-21 framework to which the call relates and the requirements to be fulfilled.

Mpeg-21-request@starlab.net

Develop the systems architecture for the carriage of metada on MPEG-2 transport.

Define mechanisms for synchronous and asynchronous transport of metadata on MPEG-2 transport.

In the case of synchronous transport, provide evidence of feasibility of the proposed mechanisms.

To develop an MPEG-7 parser based on an existing Java XML Schema parser and integrate it with the XM;

To continue assisting and advising the DS and D groups with encoding their Descriptors and Description Schemes in the DDL and to refine the DDL as required to satisfy their requirements;

To resolve any DDL open issues;

To continue to maintain the DDL web site;

To continue the liaison with W3C’s relevant working groups. This includes:

Continued tracking of XML Schema developments;

Investigation of how to extend XML Schema to satisfy MPEG-7 requirements;

Input of specific MPEG-7 requirements to the XML Schema W3C Working Group;

Dissemination of relevant W3C WG documents back to MPEG-7.

Generate reference results using the harmonised proposals for binary and dynamic MPEG-7 data representation according to the test conditions specified in Core Experiment on Binary and Dynamic representation.

Contribute to the WD of MPEG-7 Systems on the binary and dynamic MPEG-7 data representation based on the harmonised proposals.

Evaluate if the functionnality described in m6249 can be achieved by existing MPEG-7 tools. In case they can not, develop appropriate tools to support this functionality.

Propose extension of the reference DS in collaboration with MDS so that functionality described in m6249 can be achieved.

Conduct the discussions on MPEG-4 Version 3 Conformance and produce Version 3 Conformance WD.

Execute the work plan for bit stream creation, exchange and cross-checking for Version 1, Version 2, Version 3 Specification.

In particular, finalize the specification of the MediaControl and clarify its relation with the DMIF layer.

Improve text of WD of Corrigendum 2 on 14496-1

Investigate the use of MPEG-7 DS to represent the MPEG-4 segment descriptor.

Study contribution m6328 and evaluate the functional difference with the existing Visual tools.

Harmonize the MPEG-4 Textual Format with the MPEG-7 Descriptors and Description Schemes.

Produce proposed text for 14496-1/Amd 3 for the 54^th MPEG meeting.

Provide for software and test streams for demonstrating MPEG-4 capabilities.

Refine text of the Core Experiment for the error efficient carriage of MPEG-4 content over IP Network and produce final text for La Baule.

Refine text of the DCOR 1 of 13818-1:2000.

Focus on the Requirements that have not yet been implemented.

Develop MPEG-7 IPMP specification and produce text for the La Baule meeting.

1. Produce requirements for the framework for the carriage of MPEG-4 over IP based protocols including requirements on the payload format by 11^th of August 2000.
2. Construct a solution for the payload format satisfying the agreed requirements starting from the payload format as defined in R Civanlar et al., " RTP Payload Format for MPEG-4 Streams", IETF Draft, draft-ietf-avt-rtp-mpeg4-02.
3. Produce final text for the La Baule meeting for the framework for the carriage of MPEG-4 over IP starting from the Beijing output.
4. Refine text of the Core Experiment for the error efficient carriage of MPEG-4 content over IP Network and produce final text for La Baule.

1. To identify key applications for demonstrating the capabilities of the MPEG-7 standard
2. To classify such key applications into a limited number of classes or templates,
3. To identify additional functionalities, technologies and architectural extensions of the MPEG-7 XM necessary for the integration of such key application examples in the MPEG-7 XM

Marco Mattavelli (ISG)

Jason Charlesworth, (Audio)

Ibraim Sezan (MDS) (mandates 1,2)