Synchronization modeling and its application for SMIL2.0 presentations

A novel synchronization model namely Extended Real-Time Synchronization Model (E-RTSM) for modeling SMIL2.0 temporal behaviors is proposed in this paper. E-RTSM deals with event-based/non-deterministic synchronization as well as schedule-based synchronization in SMIL2.0. Converting of the temporal relationship of a SMIL2.0 document to E-RTSM is presented. Moreover, design of the E-RTSM-based data-retrieving engine for SMIL2.0 presentations is also proposed in the paper. The data-retrieving engine estimates the worst-case playback time of each object at the parsing stage and applying an error compensation mechanism at run-time to adjust the estimated playback time as well as the schedule of the fetching requests for data retrieval. Performance measurements from the real implementation of the E-RTSM-based data-retrieving engine for SMIL2.0 presentations have demonstrated the efficiency of the proposed technique. 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.