The network library system entails the creation of a new multimedia service
by integrating various media servers and processing engines. The system no
t only realizes a library environment that can search and display flexibly
and rapidly HiFi music, video, and super-high-definition images (SHD) from
general-purpose browsers, but also can flexibly combine multiple media from
the client terminal and present the display output according to a scenario
. In other words, three functions are realized by utilizing broadband netwo
rks and Internet technology, namely, multiple access to media servers, coll
aboration of engines such as translation and voice output, and multimedia i
nformation search. By the proposed system, the integration of media as well
as real-time information output are realized, presenting a multimedia libr
ary service based on a new concept oriented toward information communicatio
n services in the next century. (C) 2000 Scripta Technica.