Proceedings of DMS 1994 Table of contents 1. The Transformation from, Multimedia Data Schema to Multimedia Communications Schema in Distributed Multimedia Systems...1 Chi-CAeng Li Chien-Shen . kao, Wea-Cheng Shang, and S. K. Chaag, Department of Computer Science, University 2. Analysis of Packet Loss in High-Speed Networks with Rate Control............14 Lin-Chih Wu, Wen-Jen Liu and Jau-Hsiung Huarig Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, National Taiwan University 3. A Receiver-Initiated Approach for Joining and Leaving Multimedia Channels..........26 Shiwei Wang, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Chiao-Tung University Session II Multimedia Authoring 4. The Design of a Multimedia Hyperbook - The Red Chamber Dream.......43 Sheng-Uei Guan, Wei-Jen Su, Yu-Yen Huang Computer Science Department, Yuan-Ze Institute of Technology 5. EduPort: A Multimedia Education Infrastructure for Learning.............51 Miriam J. Masullo, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, and Kuan-Tsae Hoang, Multimedia Solution Business Units, IBM World Trade 6. A Distributed Hypermedia System - HyperNet............56 Chih- Wen Cheng, Jong-Feng Lin, J. Eric Lee and Bao-Shuh Paul Lin, Computer & Communication Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute 7. MM-Edit: A Multiuser, Multimedia Editor for Time-Dependent Documents..........67 Sheng-Uei Guan, Po-Chou Liang and Frank Cheng Computer Science Department, Yuan-Ze Institute of Technology Session III Multimedia Database 8. Multimedia Query Specification for the Truly Casual Users...........78 V. Y. Lum, S. K. Fong and S. C Lau, Systems Engineering Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong 9. An Abstract Data Model for Multimedia Collaborative Works................97 Dong Ho Song Jinkyung Hwang Doohyun Kim, Yunho Jeon, Hunil Park, and Tonghyun Lee, A.I. Section, Korean ETRl 10. Analysis and Design of A Distributed Intelligent Multimedia Information System for Supporting Medical Image Reading....................109 Olivia R. Liu Sheng Chih-Ping Wei, Paul Jen-Hwa Hu, and Tae-Dong Han Department of Management Information Systems, University of Arizona 11. A Multimedia Workflow System for Of5ce Automation............129 Wen-Hsin Yang, Choung-Dong Yu, Chiou-Hung Chen, and Pei-Sen Liu, Technology Research Division, Institute for Information Industry Session IV Multimedia Communications (2) 12. Routing and Path Establishment in Integrated Networks for Distributed Multimedia Systems.........131 Robert Simon and Taieb Znati Department of computer Science, University of Pittsburgh 13. A Synchronization Mechanism for Distributed Multimedia Systems...........149 D. L. Yang, A. C. Liu, D. M. Liou, and J. R. Chen, Department of Information Engineering, Feng Chia University 14. The Design of Flexible and Extensible Desktop Conferencing Framework..........166 Shoou-Gwo Jiang, Ming-Huang Ling, Guay-Shin Yu, and Bao-Shuh Paul Lin, Computer and Communication Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute 15. The Design of ISDN Video-PC..........177 Mu-Kuen Chang, Telecommunication Laboratories, MOTC