Multimedia Terminals

1. Multimedia terminals: overview of multimedia terminals, overview of hardware and software, architectures of multimedia terminals.

2. Attributes of multimedia terminal equipment: functionality, performance, connectivity, compatibility, modularity, relevant standards.

3. Architecture of terminals, input/ouput units: display technologies, sensors, keyboards, interfaces, convergence, system integration.

4. Digital systems: basic principles of digital systems, CPU, memory, input-output units.

5. User interfaces' technological requirements: computing power, display resolution, energy efficiency, standard compatibility. Designing hardware and software systems.

6. Application design: algorithm reuirements, algorithm optimisation for target architecture.

7. Multimedia terminal life cycle: system analysis and design.

8. Technologies for advanced interaction: user requirements, user-centered design, ergonomy.

9. Wearable and mobile systems: characteristics, autonomi, connectivity.

10. Smart phone and tablet computer application domains: professional and home environments, learning, entertainment.

Understanding architectures and functions of multimedia terminals for data acquisition, processing and visualization. Mastering limitations and performance of terminal equipment for designing multimedia services. Co-design user-experience process and application design process. Designing multimedia equipment for different contexts. Understanding technological background for better service and application design.

The lectures provide a theoretical background on selected topics together with simple practical demonstrations. A complete study material is available online.

Practical work is being performed in the laboratory environment. Individual projects are based on selected topics and presented by students.