Biographical Information
Stephen Jacobs is an assistant professor of information technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he teaches courses in streaming, interactive media and interface design.
Articles for Stephen Jacobs
Swimming with Sharks in the Patent Pool
04 Jun 2001
In any case where a company owns patents that are included as part of a standard, that company collects royalty payments on its part of the standard’s licensing fees.
MPEG-4’s Objective Point of View
04 Jun 2001
MPEG-4 can overcome many of the limitations imposed on video when streamed, allowing for a greater depth of information, and has the potential to be used as a true streaming multimedia format.
Apple Eyes MPEG-4
04 Jun 2001
Among the “big three” technology players in streaming media (Apple, Microsoft and RealNetworks), Apple seems the most likely to pursue an MPEG-4 standard-based approach — not surprising given that its technology forms the base of the MPEG-4 specification.
Start at the beginning: An MPEG Timeline
04 Jun 2001
The Motion Picture Experts Group, part of the ISO standards body, begins working on a digital video standard.
Will SMIL Frown?
04 Jun 2001
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL), a WC3 standard for synchronizing numerous different media into a single presentation, overlaps somewhat with MPEG-4.
Navigating the MPEG-4 Labyrinth
04 Jun 2001
A source of great hope and speculation, MPEG-4 is charting a course for ubiquity through standardization. Contributor Stephen Jacobs tells us that if the history of MPEG is an indicator of what’s to come, start placing your bets on a standard and prepare to reap the benefits.
Where’s Microsoft?
04 Jun 2001
Resources
04 Jun 2001