• Explosive progress in computing technologies => Multimedia systems become heterogeneous more and more

In this new situation:

Adapted content must be delivered according to clients preferences and capabilities

- Objective: Designing an adaptable multimedia system that allows:
a) server content adaptation
b) content negotiation according to clients profiles

Servers ---------------------- (Multimedia Content) -------------> Clients

Universal Profiling for content Negotiation and Adaptation, March 2002 (T. Lemlouma)