A distributed system for integrated speech and image understanding
Gernot A. Fink, N. Jungelaus, Franz Kümmert, Helge Joachim Ritter, Gerhard Sagerer · 1996
Most published work in the field of pattern analysis, in our opinion, underestimates the importance of system architecture or system development. When building large distributed systems both become a prerequisite in order to achieve the overall goal --- a complex system solving a demanding task. In our paper we present the approach we have taken and the first solutions we found for an architecture integrating speech and image understanding. We will focus on those aspects that facilitate the process of developping a large distributed system in cooperation between many researchers. 1 Introduction When reviewing literature in the field of pattern analysis system development or system architecture are often considered to be less relevant than mathematical or algorithmic solutions of individual problems. This may be true as long as the overall system complexity is limited and only a few components can be screwed together using whatever solutions are most readily at hand. If, however, larg...