Multi-Layered Cross-Media Linking

Presentation given at Hypertext 2003, 14th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia. Nottingham, United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT: The integration of printed paper and digital information enables new forms of enhanced reading. We present digitally augmented paper as a specific application of our more general Integration Server (iServer) architecture for crossmedia information management. Multi-layered linking is introduced as a way to manage the granularity of link anchors and an application making active use of multi-layered links is presented. Furthermore, we point out how the concept of supporting multiple layers in link management can be applied to other media such as, for example, XHTML in combination with the XML Linking Language (XLink).

Research paper: https://beatsigner.com/publications/signer_Hypertext2003.pdf

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1. 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
   

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2. 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
   

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3. 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?
   

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4. 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
   

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5. 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
   

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6. 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
   RefersTo
   OnLayer
   HasProperties
   Contains
   Contains
   Pages
   individual
   Individuals
   HasMembers
   HasPrefs
   entity
   Entities AccessibleTo
   CreatedBy
   HasTarget
   HasAnchor
   (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
   Link
   Layer
   

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7. Global Information Systems Group
   Department of Computer Science
   ETH Zurich, Switzerland
   Authoring Tool
   

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8. Global Information Systems Group
   Department of Computer Science
   ETH Zurich, Switzerland
   Zurich City Map
   

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9. Global Information Systems Group
   Department of Computer Science
   ETH Zurich, Switzerland
   Natural History Museum, London
   

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10. 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
    

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