A streaming-based solution for remote visualization of 3D graphics on mobile devices

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-260

  Lamberti, Fabrizio ^a,b   Sanna, Andrea ^b  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromium; Cluster based rendering; Mobile devices; MPEG; Remote visualization

Indexed keywords

GRAPHICS CARDS; POLYGONS; REMOTE VISUALIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS; VOXELS;

BANDWIDTH; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; CHROMIUM; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER HARDWARE; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS; SERVERS; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DATA COMPRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 33846562985     PISSN: 10772626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2007.29     Document Type: Article

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