An object-oriented interface to a relational database for multimedia applications.

Abstract

In this thesis, we investigate the aspects of persistence, of the object-oriented approach and of multimedia data management. We show that there is currently no complete answer to the problems stated above. But partial solutions brought by relational database technology to the problem of efficient storage, combined with the ease of use of object-oriented techniques, allow us to implement multimedia applications without difficulty. Our work consists of an analysis of the requirements of multimedia data management. Based on this, we build a data model which allows us to take advantage of both the relational technology and the object-oriented paradigm. We then build an architecture for that system, based on the client-server model. Finally, as a validation for our data model and architecture, we present a prototype implementing our specifications, using a relational database management system and a sc BLOB (binary large object) storage manager. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)