Global Information Systems Group

Department of Computer Science

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Multi-Layered Cross-Media Linking

Beat Signer

Moira C. Norrie

Global Information Systems Research Group

ETH Zurich

Switzerland

Hypertext 2003, 28 August, 2003

Global Information Systems Group

Department of Computer Science

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Outline

Motivation

Information Model for Multi-Layered

Cross-Media Linking (iServer)

Authoring Tool

Applications

Global Information Systems Group

Department of Computer Science

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

The Myth of the Paperless Office

For decades, people have predicted

the office of the future as a paperless

office

documents generated, published and

distributed electronically

documents read electronically

What has happened to this

imminent revolution?

Global Information Systems Group

Department of Computer Science

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Paper++ Project

Enriching the use of

paper in everyday

settings

EU Project (Disappearing

Computer Programme)

Arjo Wiggins

Global Information Systems Group

Department of Computer Science

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Multi-Layered Active Areas

Linking of active areas to

resource files

image

video clip

Global Information Systems Group

Department of Computer Science

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Cross-Media Integration Server

parameter

Properties

parameter

Prefs

layer

|Layers|

layer

Active

Layers

link

Links

selector

Selectors

shape

Shapes

partition (2,*)

(0,*)

rectangle

Rectangles

ellipse

Ellipses

polygon

Polygons

circle

Circles

complexShape

Complex

Shapes

HasShapes

page

Pages

resource

Resources

user

Users

group

Groups

resource

Containers

document

Docs

textComp

Texts

medium

Media

medium

Movies

medium

Images

medium

Webpages

OnPage

RefersToOnLayer

HasProperties

Contains

Contains

Pages

individual

Individuals

HasMembers

HasPrefs

entity

Entities AccessibleTo

CreatedBy

HasTargetHasAnchor

(0,*) (0,*)

(0,*) (0,*) (0,*)

(0,*)

(0,*) (1,1)

(0,*) (0,*)

(1,1) (0,*)

(0,*)

(0,*)

(0,*)

(1,*)

(0,*)

(0,*)

(1,1)

(1,1)

(0,*)

(1,1)

(0,*)

partition partition

(1,*)

Paper++

User

Resource

LinkLayer

Global Information Systems Group

Department of Computer Science

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Authoring Tool

Global Information Systems Group

Department of Computer Science

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Zurich City Map

Global Information Systems Group

Department of Computer Science

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Natural History Museum, London

Global Information Systems Group

Department of Computer Science

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Features

General Link Model and Information

Infrastructure (iServer)

layering

user management

bidirectional linking

resources, selectors or other links as link anchor and link target

Extension for Linking to/from Paper

Authoring Tools

Multi-Channel Presentation Layer

Global Information Systems Group

Department of Computer Science

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Questions?