Microcosm++ : the development of a loosely coupled object based architecture for open hypermedia systems
Microcosm++ : the development of a loosely coupled object based architecture for open hypermedia systems
Open hypermedia systems are used to integrate tools in a user's working environment, providing the support for structuring and the retrieval of information. The technologies involved in hypermedia have been extensively developed over the years. However, the architectures used to provide function integration are no longer sufficient to support developments in multimedia and link structure.
Traditionally, hypermedia systems have addressed the issues of inter-process communication, multimedia representation and link structuring in a single solution. This thesis advocates that these issues are better addressed individually and integrated together through an open modular architecture.
Further, a loosely coupled object-based architecture is presented, for the consistent development of tools and processes which share common functions. The aspects of media management, link representation and user interface operate at different level within a hypermedia system. A loosely coupled architecture would allow these components to be dynamically integrated together into a cohesive system with a high level of behavioural consistency.
Recently, there has been a progression to the semantic expression of links in hypermedia systems. This impetus has led to the evolution of various authoring strategies. There has been a tendency for each system to provide its own authoring mechanism. Generally current systems do not support the integration of other approaches in conjunction with their own.
In addition to the object-based architecture, this thesis describes a new form of object representation to support the seamless integration of multiple link strategies and media management tools. (DX192,445)
University of Southampton
Beitner, Nechemia Daniel
64b45a9f-90a8-4233-ba83-5ce91bb42141
1995
Beitner, Nechemia Daniel
64b45a9f-90a8-4233-ba83-5ce91bb42141
Beitner, Nechemia Daniel
(1995)
Microcosm++ : the development of a loosely coupled object based architecture for open hypermedia systems.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.
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Open hypermedia systems are used to integrate tools in a user's working environment, providing the support for structuring and the retrieval of information. The technologies involved in hypermedia have been extensively developed over the years. However, the architectures used to provide function integration are no longer sufficient to support developments in multimedia and link structure.
Traditionally, hypermedia systems have addressed the issues of inter-process communication, multimedia representation and link structuring in a single solution. This thesis advocates that these issues are better addressed individually and integrated together through an open modular architecture.
Further, a loosely coupled object-based architecture is presented, for the consistent development of tools and processes which share common functions. The aspects of media management, link representation and user interface operate at different level within a hypermedia system. A loosely coupled architecture would allow these components to be dynamically integrated together into a cohesive system with a high level of behavioural consistency.
Recently, there has been a progression to the semantic expression of links in hypermedia systems. This impetus has led to the evolution of various authoring strategies. There has been a tendency for each system to provide its own authoring mechanism. Generally current systems do not support the integration of other approaches in conjunction with their own.
In addition to the object-based architecture, this thesis describes a new form of object representation to support the seamless integration of multiple link strategies and media management tools. (DX192,445)
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