The problem of efficient, interactive foreground/background segmentation in still images is of great practical importance in image editing. Classical image segmentation tools use either texture (colour) information, e.g. Magic Wand, or edge (contrast) information, e.g. Intelligent Scissors

: The stochastic radio channel model (SRCM) derived within the Magic WAND project takes into account all propagation effects which have an impact on the system performance. Special attention has been paid to obtain an accurate description of the time and direction dispersive character of real

This paper presents an evaluation of the benefits and user acceptance of a multimodal interface in which the user interacts with a game-like interactive virtual reality application ‘‘The Enigma of the Sphinx’’. The interface consists of a large projection screen as the main display, a ‘‘magic wand

of a retrieval system is to maximize effectiveness, WAND is relatively unhelpful in terms of attaining the secondary objective of maximizing query throughput rates. However, the BM-WAND algorithm does in fact help reducing the percentage of postings to be scored, but with additional computational

We want to present a multimodal user interface for interaction with the virtual environment back--projected on the large projection screen. We use the interaction metaphor of a "spell--casting" wizard (the user) using a "magic wand" to interact with the VR environment

The main objective of the Magic WAND (Wireless ATM Network Demonstrator) project was to develop a wireless ATM demonstrator system and evaluate it in real-life user environment. The output of the project comprised a Wireless ATM Access Network Demonstration system. The developed applications

: The primary goal of the ACTS Magic WAND project is to specify a high speed indoor wireless ATM access network that will provide QoS support for mobile multimedia services, such as e.g. video conferencing. While most related ACTS projects focus on one specific WATM subsystem, the WAND covers

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network, an I/O interface, and a custom node controller called MAGIC. The MAGIC chip handles all communication both within the node and among nodes, using hardwired data paths for efficient data movement and a programmable processor optimized for executing protocol operations. The use of the protocol

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