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`THE ARCHITECTURE
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`OF VIDEOTEX
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`SYSTEMS
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`Jan Gecsei
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`Library of congress Cataloging in Pubiieaflon Data
`General, J§n (date)
`The architecture 0|‘ vlda-Mex systems.
`Bibliography: p.
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`‘I. Vldeotex {Data transmission 5}!81iBI'l'l}'
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`Part
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`I
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`BACKGROUND
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`Chapter 1
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`fntroducrion
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`1.1 The Realm of Videotex
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`3
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`1.2 Components and Terminology
`User Terminals, 8
`Computers, 8
`Service-Provider Terminals, 9
`Communication Networks, 9
`Ten-ninology, 9
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`1.3 Teletext and Viewdata
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`1.4 Evolution
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`Key Contriburions, 12
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`Chapter 2 Aoplicarions and Complementary Systems
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`Contents
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`14"
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`2.1 Videotex Applications
`Diversity, M
`A Gross Classification, 16
`Application Areas, 16
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`2.2 Complementary Systems
`Home Computer and Home Terminal Networks, 18
`Electronic Mail and Teletex, 20
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`Office Automation, 20
`Tinic—.S'haring and 0n~Line Data Retrieval, 2}
`Computer-Aided Instruction, 21
`Private and Videotex—Derivarive Systems, 21
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`Chapters Wdeorex Architecture
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`3.1 Computer Networks
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`3 .2 The OSI Reference Model
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`25
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`Standardizing the Protocols, 28
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`3.3 Videotex in OSI Perspective
`Architel Protocols, 30
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`28
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`Part
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`II
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`THE COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL
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`Introduction, 33
`Classification, 33
`Delivery Protocols, 34
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`Chapter 4 Delivery Media
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`4.1 The Telephone Network
`Modems, 37
`Data Rates, 38
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`36
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`4.2 Integrated Services Digital Networks
`Digital Carriers, 39
`Service Integration, 40
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`39
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`23
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`4.4
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`4.5
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`Cable Systems
`Physical Structure, 42
`Two-Way Operation, 43
`Splitting the Bandwidth, 43
`Transmission Techniques, 44
`Characteristics of Cable~Basecl Videotex Delivery Systems, 44
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`Fiber Optics
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`Data Transmission over the TV Video Signal (DOV)
`Principles of TV Transmission, 46
`Data over Video, 4 7
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`Data~Line Assignment, 49
`Transmission Rates, 50
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`Error Handling in DOV, 51'
`Technical Criteria Used to Assess Reception Quality, 52
`Error Detection and Correction, 54
`General Data Format in DOV, 55
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`Chapter 5 Teletext
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`5.1
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`History: Synchronous Versus Asynchronous Systems
`Synchronous Transmission, 59
`Asynchronous Transmission: the Didon Concept, 60
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`5.2
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`U.K. Teletext
`Enhanced UK. Teletext, 63
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`Gearing, 63
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`5.3
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`5.4
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`5.5
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`5.6
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`Didon—Antiope
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`The France-Cat1ada«CBS Standard Proposal (FCSP)
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`Channel Numbers, Page Numbers. and Multiplexing, 68
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`Standardization i.l'l Teletext
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`Short SLLmma.1y of Teletext Evolution
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`Chapter 6 Topology of Videotex Networks
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`Paoket~Switchjng Networks
`Public Networks, 72
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`Packet Switching, 72
`Applications ofPSN, 74
`Access to PSN, 74
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`6.2 Elements of Videotex Networks
`Access Machines, 76
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`6.3 Network Types
`Centralized and Repiicated Databases, 77
`inclusion of Packet-Switching Networks, 79
`Hybrid Networks, 81
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`6.4 Network Examples
`Prestel Advanced Network Design Architecture (PANDA), 82
`Bt'idsch1'rmtext Network, 83
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`The Vélizy Fieid Trial, 83
`Captain Network Architecture, 88
`INDAX Interactive Cable Network, 88
`The IDA Trial, 90
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`Part III
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`THE PRESENTATION LEVEL
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`Chapter 7 Principies of Presentation Coding
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`7.1 The Television Set as Display
`The Dispfay Area, 95
`Vertical and Horizontal Resolution, 96
`Character Ceiis, 98
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`Character Rounding, 98
`Number of Characters per Row, 99
`Number of Rows per Page, 101
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`Image~Coding Options
`Mosaic Coding, 102
`Geometric Coding, 104
`Photographic Coding, 104
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`Code Tables and Code Extension
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`107
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`Structure in" Code Tables, 107
`Code Extension Standard, I08
`Control Set Functions, H1‘
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`7.4
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`Coding of Display Attributes
`Handling of Controi Codes in the Terminal, 1 I3
`Serial Attributes in Fi.xed—Format Teletext, H5
`Appiicabiity offlntriiantes, U 7
`Reconciling Seriai and Paraiiei Attributes, I I9
`Stack Model, 120
`Coding of Colors and Gray Scales, I22
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`Chapter 8
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`Presentation Coding in Practice
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`124
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`8.1
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`8.2
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`8.3
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`Major Presentation Systems: An Overview
`Mosaic Systems: Prestei and Antiope, I24
`Picture Prestei, I25
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`Captain, I25
`Teiidori.‘ The Geometric Option. I27
`Computer Graphics, [27
`Pills, 129
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`Alternatives to Geometric Coding, I30
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`Standards and Unified Presentation Systems
`S100, 131
`CEPTRecomrnendation, I32
`CEPT Terminai, 134
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`The UK. Mnlti»Levei Presentation System, I34
`North American PLPS, 135
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`Compatibility and Standards
`The Nature of Compatibility, I41
`PLPS and CEPT Standards, I42
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`Chapter 9 Terminals
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`Contents
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`144
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`9.1 Classification and Features
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`Types of User Terminals, 144
`Multistandard Terminals, I46
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`Intelligent Terminals, 146
`Component Television, 146
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`9.2
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`Internal Structure of Terminals
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`149
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`Data Reception, I50
`Data Selection, I50
`Control Processor, 152
`Display Memory and Generator, 152
`Page Memories, 153
`Bit Plane Memories, 154
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`Reference Terminal, 15 7
`LS1’ Teclmology in Terminals, 158
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`9.3
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`Features, 159
`VIPS {Vitieotex Information-Provider System), I61
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`Part IV
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`THE APPLICATION LEVEL
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`Chapter to Databases for Videotex
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`10.1 A Brief Review
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`10.2 Page-Oriented Databases
`Accessing the Information, I 70
`Problems with the Tree Structure, 17.?
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`10.3 The User Interface
`F .300, I 73
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`10.4 Databases for Teletext
`Transmission Sequence, 175
`Tree Structures, I76
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`Captioning, 177
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`Chapter 11 Gateways and Data Distribution
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`179
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`11.] Database Distribution
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`179
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`180
`11.2 Access to External Computers
`Compatibility with External Computers, l 81'
`Gateway Altematives, 182
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`11.3 Examples
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`The Bildschirmtexrmrestel Gateway, 185
`WET, I88
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`Cttbieshare Viewdata Gateway, 3' 92
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`Chapter 12 Videorex Computers and Systems
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`12.1
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`Features of Access Machines
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`12.2
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`12.3
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`12.4
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`12.5
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`12.6
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`The Telidon Computer of the DOC
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`195
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`The Bi1dschi.rmtextVideotex Center
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`198
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`200
`Steria-Videopac
`Database Management, 202
`Accessing Pages, 204
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`The French Electronic Directory
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`204
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`207
`Teletext Computers
`Data Exchange between Teletext Systems, 208
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`Part V
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`COMPLEMENTARYISSUES
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`Chapter 13 The User Interface
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`13.1
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`13.2
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`13.3
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`13.4
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`13.5
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`13.6
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`214
`Question-Answer Interfaces
`Enhancements ofMenu Selection Systems, 215
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`217
`Keyword—Based Interaction
`Pre- and Post~Coordt'nate Processing, 217
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`Keywords in Videotex
`Design Issues, 219
`Sintilartties Between Menus and Keywords, .220
`P0sr—Ca0rdt'nate Search in Télétef, 22}
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`Query Languages
`Arttfictat Languages, 223
`Natura£«Language Interfaces, 224
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`226
`Browsing in Data Spaces
`Spatial Management ofData, 227
`Interface Languages for Videotex, 230
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`Towards a User Psychology
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`Chapter 14 Distributed Processing in Videotex
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`14.1
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`Intelligent Terminals and Telesoftware
`Telesoftware Protocols and Standords, 235
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`234
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`14.2 The Austrian Approach to Telesoftwaxe
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`238
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`14.3 Toward Distributed Processing in Videotex Networks
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`Chapter 15 Efficiency and Perfonmance in Wdeotex
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`15.1 Queuing Models
`Open and Closed Models, 244
`Sample Calculations, 247
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`15 .2 Access Model for Tree~StmctuIed Databases
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`Markov Chain Model ofPage Access, 253
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`15.3 Optirnization of Teletext Transmission Sequences
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`Index
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`Cements
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`Videotex is one of the recent developments combining advances in computers, telecom-
`munications technology, and consumer electronics. The ambition of videotex is no less
`than to upgrade today‘-s mass communication media into computerized mass information
`utilities.
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`It might seem that videotex is suffering from an identity crisis; indeed, there are
`numerous closely related developments, such as electronic mail, on~line information ser-
`vices, and home computing, to name only a few. But in spite of the lack of a clean
`academic definition, a number of well—estab1isl1ed systems (such as Prestel, Telidon,
`. Bildschirtntext, and Télétel) are operational and under development in many countries,
`backed by technical expertise and sizeable investments from business interests. Underly-
`ing these systems, there is a considerable amount _of accumulated knowledge, experi-
`ence, and open research problems, most of which are highly tecluiical and videotex-
`specific. However, so far there are few publications attempting to explain systematically
`these issues and to relate them to the traditional disciplines of computer networks, com-
`munications, and database technology. This may be caused, at least partly, by the enor-
`mous rate of change witnessed by videotex, and the ensuing danger of rapid obsoles-
`cence of any book on the subject. However, these very same reasons call for such an
`undertaking in order to clarify the basic concepts behind the maze of systems,
`approaches, standards, proposals, and counter-proposals flooding the deslcsof videotex
`managers, designers, engineers, and students.
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`The emphasis of this book is thus on the technical aspects of televisiombased video-
`tex. The subject matter is divided into five parts. Part I provides an introduction to video-
`tex and background material about similar systems and computer networks. Parts II, III,
`and IV are the core of the book, and they loosely follow the architectural layers ofthe ISO
`Open Systems Interconnection model (described in Chapter 3). Part II treats ISO. layers 1
`through 5, here collectively called the communicationslevel. The subjects involved are
`the physical media used to transmit and deliver videotex information, the underlying pro-
`.toccls, and the communication structure of videotex networks. Part III is concerned with
`the presentation level (ISO layer 6), treating in detail the image—coding options in current
`use, their impact on terminal design, and the related problems of. national and interna-
`tional standardization. Part IV——the application 1eve1—deals with databases for videotex
`and teletext, gateways, service computers, and service providers‘ equipment. The three
`chapters of Part V touch upon themes important for the fut1Ire- of videotex: alternative
`methods of interfacing with the user, telesoftware (seen as the key to distributed process-
`ing in videotex) and methods of performance evaluation.
`Readers familiar with the basic notions involving computers, communications, and
`databases, or having some experience in videotex, should have no difficulty in following
`the text. (Chapter 15 is a possible exception.) Most concepts used in the text are defined
`or explained, although not necessarily at their first occtnrence.
`A few words are in order on what the book is not about. The limitations imposed
`by our book’s scope and extent have excluded the treatment of a number of areas closely
`related and vitally important to videotex technology. Some of these areas are: social
`impact, legal and regulatory issues, financial and marketing aspects, field trial and user
`penetration statistics, the dynamics of service provider activity, and the esthetic and
`psychological aspects of page creation. For an in-depth treatment of these (and other)
`issues the reader is referred to a recent book by Tydeman et al. (1982) and'to the care
`fully prepared and informative Vidcotex Report Series published by Butler Cox &
`Partners Ltd. in London.
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`ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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`The author is indebted to many persons for their assistance in the preparation of this text.
`Dr. Mike Sablatash, the owner of probably the best collection of literature on videotex in
`Canada, kindly opened up his files and provided invaluable help in documentation. Dr.
`Walter Ciciora, Professor Herman Maurer, Professor Frank Tonrpa, Andy Tenne-Sens,
`Bob Baser, Professor Stan Selkow, Professor Gregor von Bochmann and Dr. Mike
`Sablatash read the manuscript and suggested a large number of significant improvements
`in both style and substance. Many people from many organizations in many countries
`contributed their valuable time to interviews with the author. Special thanks go to Denise
`St~Michel for her expert work on the preparation of the numerous versions of the _
`manuscript. The author gratefully acknowledges the support of Université de Montreal
`and of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada during a sab-
`batical leave that pemritted the writing of this book.
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`Zenith Corporation; Plates 4, 5, 8 by CCET1‘ Rennes; Figure 7-2 by W. C. Treumiet and
`Figure 7.7 by S. Shlien, both of the Government of Canada Department of Communica-
`' tions (DOC); and Figure 9.10 by Bell-Ncrtheni Research. Plate 7 is reproduced courtesy
`of the DOC. Copyright permissions for materials included in Chapters 6, 10, 12 and 13
`are acknowledged to IEEE, Press Porcépic, and DOC.
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`should be considered as arbitrary in terms of relative significance. The word “he” used
`in a nonspecific sense should be interpreted throughout the text as “she or he.”
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`assessment of the nature, stmctuxe, terminology, and applicability of videotcx systems.
`Chapters 2 and 3 provide background information on related topics, such as complemen-
`tary videotex-like information systems, computer networks, and the Open Systems Inter-
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`Costs of mass-produced digital devices ‘declined in the mid-1970s to the critical level at
`which forrns of this technology came within the reach of the average consumer. Digital
`watches and pocket calculators (a “mass-computation medium”) were among the first
`manifestations of this new situation.
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`Videotex, a new digital mass-communication medium based on a blend of te1evi—
`sion, colzurnunications, and computer technologies, is another development driven by the
`same cost trend. Just as calculators continue to evolve towards models with more com-
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`plex features and towards home computers, so is videotex moving rapidly from its initial
`scope (as a simple means of information retrieval for use in the home), to incorporate
`advanced applications known so far only in systems designed for specialized users.
`Therefore, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ask—.or rather to answer—the ques—
`tion: What is videotex?
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`Numerous authors have offered definitions ranging from crisp, factual technical
`description to almost philosophical statements (that in etfect amount to a refusal to
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`define) in which they argue that the technology is not yet mature and stable enough to
`support a durable definition.
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`To illustrate the first type of definition, we include three formal definitions of
`videotex:
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`1. Videotex consists of_ “systems for the widespread dissemination of textual and
`graphic information by wholly electronic means for display on low-cost terminals
`(often suitably equipped television receivers) under the selective control of the
`recipient, using control procedmes easily understood by untrained users” (see
`Tyler, 1979, in the reference section at the back of the book)‘.
`“Videotex is a medium for transmitting text and simple graphics. The usual
`display is a color TV receiver. The information is digitally encoded for transmis-
`sion. The infomiation is organized into pages” (see Ciciora et al., 1979).
`‘
`. “Videotex is the generic name used for electronic systems that use a modified TV
`set ‘to display computer-based information. Interactive systems -using, typically, the
`TV set and the telephone 1ine,.are ‘called te1ephone~based or interactive videotex.
`Broadcast services are called broadcast videotex (teletext)’ ’ (see Winsbury, 1979).
`
`As an example of the more cautious approach to definition we quote Plummer
`(1979):
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`“Given this prenatal stage in the evolution of the field, we think it most appropri-
`ate to consider teletext and videotex as a phenomenon—~not just technologies.” He goes
`on to define seven basic dimensions of the ‘‘phenomenon’‘: technology, system design,
`content, users, service providers, economics of system operation, and regulatory and
`policy environment.
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`The early date of this observation does little harm to its timeliness. On the con-
`trary: today, when the potential for new applications and technology alternatives is more
`fully appreciated, and with the emergence of parallel home information systems,
`' videotex becomes increasingly harder to characterize than it was in 1979.
`Instead of trying to draw a sharp boundary between videotex and the rest of the
`world, it is more realistic to imagine videotex as a fuzzy set represented by a number of
`concentric circles, as in Figure 1.1. Besides serving as illustration and reference, defini-
`tions 1-3 above reflect well what is at the hard core of the set: low-cost and simple-to-
`use information services for the general public, employing the television as display. The
`degree of membership in the fuzzy set (or “videotex-ness”) is highest in the center and
`decreases towards the periphery as videotex blends into similar and related systems and
`applications (present and planned for the future).
`The fuzziness of the set has been accentuated by the advent of gateways that
`enable links to be made between videotex and virtually any information or computing
`service. It might, after all, be less frustrating and more useful to think of videotex in an
`application-independent manner, as,
`for example, a new communication medium,
`value-added television, value-added telephone, or simply a_ milestone on the way
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`nation.” One can even hear descriptions of videotex as “the
`towards creating the
`cheap computer network,” “friendly time-sharing with picmres.,” or “just another
`terminal.”
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`However, the above observations apply mostly to two—way videotex, which tends
`to converge with other forms of data processing. Teletext, due to its unique one~way
`transmission scheme, is less prone to such loss _of identity.
`As a communication channel, videotex can be" roughly characterized in terms of
`the size of the audience and the time to disseminate information (see Tanabe, 1981).
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`Monthly and
`weekly journals
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`Figure 1.2 Comparison of communication media.
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`This is shown in Figure 1.2, in which several communication media are plotted. Interac-
`tive videotex fills a gap, as indicated.
`From a technical point of view, videotex is a special case of computer networks. It
`is not a brand-new procedure based on some glamorous breakthrough; its originality is
`rather in its combination of existing technologies. Perhaps the most unique aspect of
`videotex is that the display characteristics available on television sets (namely color
`capabilities and limited resolution) are fully taken into account and anchored in a number
`of presentation standards.
`A seldom-mentioned but important consequence of the fact that videotex is largely
`aimed at the general public and at computeenaive professionals is the prospect (or hope)
`of planting into the minds of these people practical notions ‘of information technology,
`disguised as additional functions of the familiar television technology. This strategy, if it
`works, can lead to tremendous user penetration, proportional to the number of TV sets in
`use (about 160 million in the U.S. in 1982). Predictions for the percentage of US. TV
`households subscribing to some form of videotex service in 1990 vary between 5% and
`90%. A similar strategy aims at gradually supplementing every telephone set in -France
`with an electronic directory terminal. It is such psychological strategy factors, and not
`the various particularities of coding, display, and possible services,
`that distinquish '
`videotex from similar information systems.
`The prospective user of an information network such. as The Source has to make a
`major decision in becoming a subscriber. In order to make this decision to subscribe, he
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`has to be well-informed about the benefits of the available services, and will probably be
`sufficiently motivated to subscribe (and buy a terminal or home computer) only if the
`offered applications match his needs. With videotex, the decision is less dramatic; it is
`rather like adding a cable converter or a remote control unit to one’s television, or buy-
`ing a more expensive model with new bui1t~in features. This is especially the case with
`teletext, which requires neither the additional manipulation of a telephone nor an ongo-
`ing charge.
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`A typical two~way videotex system (if such a thing exists) is outlined in Figure 1.3. It
`has four (groups of) main physical components:
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`0 user terminals
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`0 computers
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`0 service«provider terminals and systems
`- communication networks to interconnect with other components.
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`User terminal
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`Communication
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`network
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`network
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`AM: Access machine (service computer)
`DE: Database
`EC: External computer
`SPT: Service-provider terminal
`PSN: Packet switching network
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`Figure 1.3 Typical two-way videotex system.
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`Roughly speaking, these components are administered andior owned by the fol-
`lowing organizational entities: users (service consumers), who are often the owners of
`terminal equipment; videorex system operators, who run some of the service computers;
`service providers, who supply and maintain the contents of databases and other applica-
`tions; and common car.-1'ers,- who operate the communication networks. Theactual situa~
`tion is often more complex than this. For example, some computers are owned and
`operated by independent (“tln'.n:l-party” or “exterual") organizations, and can also be
`used for purposes other than videctex. ('I'his would be true in the case of a department
`store’s inventory computer that can process teleshopping transactions initiated by
`videotex users.) Further, communication networks are often under the mixed jurisdiction
`of the system operators and the carriers.
`From a functional point of view, a basic videotex system can be seen either as a
`data retrieval system or as a communication medium among users and service providers.
`Experience shows that, on the whole, the latter View is more appropriate because of the
`increasing importance of transactional applications and user—to~user messaging, and
`because the largest demand in database applications is for fasochanging, “hot” data
`pages, and not for seldom- or never-updated encyclopedic information.
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`User Terminals
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`As already mentioned, most user terminals are ordinary TV "sets upgraded with addi-
`tional components: a decoder (controller) and a keypad or keyboard. The controller
`serves to receive pages of digitally encoded data (text or graphics) and to generate a syn
`thetic image to be displayed on the screen. The user interacts with the system (e.g., to
`select an appropriate page) via commands entered through the keypad. Most transac—
`tional applications require the use of alphanumeric keyboards. '
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`Computers
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`The computers found in contemporary systems are used in a great variety of ways.
`Among them, access machines (also called service computers) are of central importance.
`An access machine can best be seen as an intelligent interface placed between users and
`the rest of the network. Its main functions are handling of dialogs with users and
`supervising interactions. with other computers. Access machines are usually owned and
`operated by the videotex operator. They may contain local databases and other applica-
`tions, as well as control functions, such as password verification and billing, that enable
`them to operate in standalone mode (typical for smaller systems).
`Application computers are machines dedicated to particular applications (database,
`banking, etc.). Frequently these applications are designed, owned, and operated by
`enterprises independent of videotex. In such cases they are called external corrputers.
`There is much current interest in interfacing with extemal computers through gateways.
`Other types of computers in a videotcx network may be dedicated to system control and
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`monitoring, service. provider support, gateways, or traffic concentration. More detailson
`network components are found in Chapter 6.
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`Service-Provider Terminals
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`These terminals serve mainly for the editing of inforrnationpages to be attached to
`videotex databases. The equipment varies in functionality from simple text-editing inte1~
`ligent terminals to image composition and filing facilities often implemented as stand»
`alone computer systems.
`Service providers (also called information providers) can be divided into two large
`groups. In the first are those individuals or firms marketing their own information and
`services (e.g., a travel agency advertising various package tours). The second group con~
`sists of specialized information brokers acting as middlemen between clients and the
`database.
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`Communication Networks
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`Virtually all types of links and networks can be. employed to build a videotex system. A
`fundamental distinction can be made according to whether the network delivering infor~
`mation to the users is a one-way or a two-way system. In onervvay systems, also called
`broadcast videotex, or reletext, the data base is continuously and cyclicrflly transmitted
`and available to all users, much like radio or television programs. Selected pages are
`captured (‘:grabbed") by the decoder, locally stored, and presented on the display. The
`user has the impression of interacting with the system (by issuing commands); however,
`the interaction is on the same level as the selection of a TV cl1an11el—that is, it does not
`exceed the limits of the user’s local equipment. Hence the term pseud0~interactive is
`often used to describe this type of system. Television transmission (over the air or cable)
`is the typical communication medium.
`In rwo—way systems, also termed interactive videorex or viewdata, the user’s com-
`mands are actually forwarded to the service computer. There, the desired information is
`retrieved and sent back to the terminal.
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`Terminology
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`It is important to remember some idiosyncrasies of terminology. First, videotex generally
`(and in this book) has two connotations: it is used as a generic term for both one~way and
`two-way TV-based systems, and also as a specific term for two—way systems. This dou»--'
`ble usage is unfortunate, but the specific meaning is usually clear from the context. The
`term viewdata is commonly used for two-way videotex in Europe.
`A second idiosyncrasy of terminology involves the words reietaxr and teletex.
`Teletex, although dangerously close in spelling to teletext, is definitely different from it,
`and involves an enhanced form of text communication (and is a succesor of telex). We
`should also mention videography as a general term covering all digital techniques for text
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`and image transmission. A related term is the French télématique (Ii-om the words rét‘é«
`communications and informatique), often used even in English _for videotex-like systems.
`In addition to being referred to by the above generic terms, particular systems and
`implementations also have brand names. Here are a few examples, including mostly
`European names that are often used with definitional connotation (that is, to

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