IEC TS 62229:2006

TECHNICAL IEC
SPECIFICATION TS 62229
First edition
2006-07
Multimedia systems and equipment –
Multimedia e-publishing and e-book –
Conceptual model for multimedia e-publishing

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IEC/TS 62229:2006(E)
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TECHNICAL IEC
SPECIFICATION TS 62229
First edition
2006-07
Multimedia systems and equipment –
Multimedia e-publishing and e-book –
Conceptual model for multimedia e-publishing

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3
INTRODUCTION.5

1 Scope.6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions.6
4 Model for multimedia e-publishing .7
4.1 Contents creation/distribution model.7
4.2 Multimedia data structure model.7
4.3 E-book distribution model .8
4.4 Interfaces to e-book systems and equipment.9
5 Issues to be standardized.10
5.1 Data formats of multimedia e-book contents .10
5.2 Minimum requirements for multimedia e-book viewers.10
5.3 User interfaces for multimedia e-book viewers.11
5.4 E-publishing services .11
5.5 Restriction for e-book distribution by interchangeable storage media.11

Annex A (informative) Electronic dictionary.12
Annex B (informative) Electronic map and its application in e-book.13
Annex C (informative) Electronic newspaper.14

Bibliography.15

Figure 1 – Contents creation/distribution process.7
Figure 2 – E-book distribution model.9
Figure B.1 – Electronic map application in e-book.13

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT –
MULTIMEDIA E-PUBLISHING AND E-BOOK –
CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR MULTIMEDIA E-PUBLISHING

FOREWORD
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IEC 62229, which is a technical specification, has been prepared by IEC technical committee
100: Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment.

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INTRODUCTION
Enlarging the size of the international and domestic markets for multimedia e-publishing and
e-books requires standardization of their related technology. As a first step to the discussion
and standardization of the technology, a conceptual model for the technology should be
established and standardization issues should be clarified. The conceptual model includes all
the e-publishing components and their functionality and clarifies the relationships between
them. These clarifications are essential for the development of standards for e-publishing and
e-book technology and are required by associated industries and users.

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MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT –
MULTIMEDIA E-PUBLISHING AND E-BOOK –
CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR MULTIMEDIA E-PUBLISHING

1 Scope
This Technical Specification describes a conceptual model for multimedia e-publishing and e-
book. The conceptual model is specified from the standardization point of view in order to
clarify the functionality of e-publishing/e-book components and the relationships between
them and to define e-publishing services.
The model provides the key technology to be standardized in e-publishing environment. It
should be noted that the modelling is not intended for actual implementation of a system or
system components for e-publishing. The modelling is expected to be used as a reference for
discussing and developing new standardization work on multimedia e-publishing and e-books
and, therefore, to contribute to the expansion of the international and domestic markets for
multimedia e-publishing and e-book.
The model is given as an example of the models for the multimedia data creation, data
structure, equipment/system structure and user-system interface defined in IEC 61998:1998.
2 Normative references
The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute
provisions of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 61998:1999, Model and framework for standardization in multimedia equipment and
systems
ISO/IEC 10179:1996 Information technology — Processing languages — Document Style
Semantics and Specification Language (DSSSL)
ISO/IEC 19757-2:2003 Information technology – Document Schema Definition Language
(DSDL) – Part 2: Regular-grammar-based validation – RELAX NG
Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Third Edition), W3C Rec., 2004-02-04
NOTE Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a subset of ISO 8879:1986 (SGML) amended by its Technical
Corrigendum 2.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
multimedia e-publishing
business model which produces, distributes and/or deals in multimedia e-books
3.2
multimedia e-book
multimedia content consisting of texts, graphics, sounds and/or videos

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3.3
data preparer
organization or person that prepares an e-book
NOTE An editor is an example of a preparer. See ISO 9660:1988, Information processing – Volume and file
structure of CD-ROM for information interchange
3.4
publisher
organization or person that issues and distributes an e-book
3.5
reading device
equipment on which e-books are rendered and presented
4 Model for multimedia e-publishing
4.1 Contents creation/distribution model
Contents for e-publishing are created and distributed according to the process shown in
Figure 1.
Author <--(1)--> Data preparer <--(2)--> Publisher --(3)--> Reader
IEC  1321/06
Key
(1) content data in submission format
(2) content data in generic format
(3) content data in reader’s format
Figure 1 – Conte
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