ISO IEC TR 15938-8-2002 amd6-2011 PDF

Full title and description

St ISO IEC TR 15938-8-2002 amd6-2011 — ISO/IEC TR 15938-8:2002 (with Amendment 6, 2011). Part 8 of the ISO/IEC 15938 series (MPEG-7) provides technical report material and supplementary information related to the MPEG-7 Multimedia Content Description Interface standard. Amendment 6 (2011) contains updates, corrections and clarifications to the original 2002 technical report for this part of the MPEG-7 family.

Abstract

This document is the technical report for Part 8 of ISO/IEC 15938 (MPEG-7). It supplies additional explanatory material, implementation notes and illustrative examples to support the formal specification in the core MPEG-7 parts. The 2002 edition codifies the TR content; the 2011 amendment (amd6) introduces editorial corrections, errata resolutions and minor enhancements intended to improve interoperability and clarify ambiguous points from the original publication.

General information

• Status: Technical Report (TR) with Amendment 6; amended document (historic but maintained as part of MPEG-7 literature)
• Publication date: Original TR published 2002; Amendment 6 published 2011
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), JTC 1
• ICS / categories: 35.240 (Information technology — Multimedia systems and equipment), 35.200 series (Information technology)
• Edition / version: ISO/IEC TR 15938-8:2002 amd6:2011
• Number of pages: Varies by publication format; typical TRs of this type range ~20–60 pages including amendment text (publisher record should be consulted for exact page count)

Scope

The Technical Report complements the normative parts of the ISO/IEC 15938 (MPEG-7) standard set by providing explanatory background, usage examples, mapping guidance and implementation notes for Part 8. Its scope is to assist developers and implementers in correctly applying the MPEG-7 description schemes and tools described across the standard series, and to document clarifications and corrections introduced by Amendment 6 (2011).

Key topics and requirements

• Explanation of MPEG-7 concepts and rationale relevant to Part 8 (TR commentary and examples).
• Implementation notes highlighting interoperability considerations and typical usage patterns.
• Clarifications and errata corrections incorporated via Amendment 6 to remove ambiguities from the 2002 TR.
• Example description schemes and XML Schema fragments to illustrate proper encoding of multimedia metadata.
• Guidance on mapping between descriptive tools and application scenarios to facilitate consistent deployments.

Typical use and users

Users include standards implementers, software developers, system architects and researchers working on multimedia content description, indexing, retrieval and management systems. The TR is used when interpreting or implementing MPEG-7 (ISO/IEC 15938) parts to ensure consistent metadata encoding, or when applying corrections and clarifications provided by the 2011 amendment.

Related standards

ISO/IEC 15938 is a multipart standard (MPEG-7). Relevant related parts include: Part 1 (Systems), Part 2 (Description Definition Language), Part 3 (Visual), Part 4 (Audio), Part 5 (Multimedia Description Schemes), Part 6 (Reference Software), Part 7 (Profiles), and other Technical Reports associated with the series. Also related: ISO/IEC 14496 (MPEG-4) for media formats and ISO/IEC JTC 1 multimedia standards for content handling and interchange.

Keywords

MPEG-7, ISO/IEC 15938, technical report, multimedia metadata, description schemes, amendment 6, errata, implementation guidance, XML Schema, content description

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: It is the Technical Report for Part 8 of the ISO/IEC 15938 (MPEG-7) series: ISO/IEC TR 15938-8 published in 2002, updated by Amendment 6 in 2011. The TR provides explanatory material and guidance to support the MPEG-7 standard.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers non-normative explanatory information, examples, implementation notes and clarifications related to Part 8 of MPEG-7. Amendment 6 adds corrections and clarifications to improve interpretability and interoperability.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Software developers, implementers, system integrators, researchers and standards engineers working on multimedia description and retrieval systems who need guidance beyond the normative specifications of ISO/IEC 15938.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The TR with amendment reflects the state as of the 2011 amendment. ISO/IEC multipart standards and their TRs may be revised; users should check the latest ISO/IEC catalogs or national standards bodies for any newer revisions, superseding amendments or consolidated editions.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes. It is Part 8 of the ISO/IEC 15938 (MPEG-7) multipart standard family. The series includes multiple normative parts and accompanying technical reports and amendments.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: MPEG-7, multimedia metadata, description schemes, technical report, amendment, ISO/IEC 15938, implementation guidance, XML Schema