A Multichannel Framework for Multimedia Content Deployment in e-Health Environments

Efficient and generalized deployment of rich multimedia contents is a challenging target that is becoming more and more important in the modern information society. In this work we first examine the technical background behind the general problem of multimedia content deployment. Then we study the architectural and technical choices and legal implications to be considered in order to build an effective client/server multimedia content deployment platform for the implementation and spreading of a series of services related both to the specific health environment (integration with the health information system) and the general educational (classroom lessons, on line participation and deferred streaming) and recreational facilities (such as TV and radio live and on demand streaming) and support activities (i.e. phone and video calls).