PhD Thesis:
[Merlet, 94a] J.F. Merlet: "Elaboration d'une Méthode de Conception Orientée Objet de systèmes de Formation Multimédia : COSY_f", Thèse de Doctorat d'Informatique, Université Toulouse I, Toulouse, France, Juillet 1994.
Abstract:
This thesis exposes principals components of the object oriented design method of multimedia training systems called COSY_f. Object oriented model is the basic model used by the others models during modelling of a multimedia training system. The constraints model, which allows multimedia documents modelling, integrates both composite-components links and spatio-temporal links between components. These links are managed with an ECA rules model. The model of educational multimedia hyperdocuments use hypermedia concept in training by allowing nodes dynamic access depending to user reactions, requirements and behavior and to author strategies. This model is divided in two sub models : constraints model and educational hyperstructure model.

MS Thesis:
[Merlet, 90] J.F. Merlet: "Conception et Manipulation de Données Multimédia pour un Dialogue Interactif en EAO", DEA d'Informatique, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, Juin 1990.
Abstract:
Not yet available on-line.

[Merlet, 96] Jeff Merlet: "COSY_x : une Méthode de Conception Orientée Objet de Systèmes d'Information Multimédia", Catégorie Méthodes, Actes des 5ièmes journées internationales de Montpellier 96: Interface des Mondes Réels et Virtuels, Montpellier, France, Mai 1996.
Abstract:
This article aims to present the model associated to our object oriented design method called COSY_x. This method is dedicated to the design of multimedia information system. This method is articulated around two major models. The first model is the management of multimedia documents, model that led us to define the constraints induced by the components of multimedia documents. The second model is the access to those documents, which made us define our notion of dynamic hypermedia.

[Lapujade, 95] A. Lapujade, J.F. Merlet: Object Oriented Design of Hypermedia Training Systems: A Method and a Tool, Short Paper - AACE/ED-MEDIA'95: World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, Graz, Austria, June 1995.
Abstract:
Our aim is to help a designer to model multimedia training systems. These multimedia training systems are "dynamic" hypermedia systems. The modelling step we are studying is situated between the analysis step and the implementation step. It provides a set of graphical or textual documents giving a detailed description of the training system. The best way to achieve this design step is to use a design method. That is why we developed the COSY_f method. This method helps the designer to model the multimedia contents of the training systems but also to model the author's strategies. To help the designer we developed a tool integrating COSY_f.

[Merlet, 95] J.F. Merlet, A. Lapujade: Computer Assisted Design of COSY_f : a Method and a Tool to Design Multimedia Training Systems, sixth IFIP World Conference Computers in Education, Birmingham, United Kingdom, July 1995.
Abstract:
Our aim is to help a designer to model multimedia training systems. These multimedia training systems are "dynamic" hypermedia systems. The modelling step we are studying is situated between the analysis step and the implementation step. It provides a set of graphical or textual documents giving a detailed description of the training system.
The best way to achieve this design step is to use a design method which is why we developed the COSY_f method. This method is articulated around two points that are on one hand the multimedia documents management and on the the other hand the access to these documents thanks to the notion of "dynamic" hypermedia.
The second part of our work is the integration of COSY_f in a computer aided design tool. This tool called T_CAD decomposes the COSY_f method into three components: models, formalisms and rules.

[Soutou, 94] C. Soutou, A. Lapujade, F. Ravat, C. Nadalin, J.F. Merlet: "Multimedia Information System: from Architecture to a Design Method", Proceedings of the BIWIT'94 Conference, Bayonne, France, Février 1994.
Abstract:
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[Merlet, 94b] J.F. Merlet, A. Lapujade: "COSY_f: A Method and a Tool to Design Multimedia Training Systems", CALISCE'94, Paris, France, Septembre 1994.
Abstract:
This article aims to present the model and the formalisms associated to our design method called COSY_f. We also present the way to integrate it in a Training Computer Assisted Design (T_CAD) tool. COSY_f is a method dedicated to the design of multimedia training systems [Merlet, 94a]. In a first part, we present COSY_f. This method is articulated around two major points. The first point is the management of multimedia documents, point that led us to define the constraints induced by the components of multimedia documents. The second point is the access to those documents, which made us define the notion of dynamic hypermedia. In a second part, we study how it is possible to integrate the COSY_f model in a T_CAD tool. For this we use the concept of meta-model.

[Merlet, 93a] J.F. Merlet: "Conception d'une Interface Intelligente pour un Environnement Pédagogique Multimédia", Actes du congrès Journées Volcans-IA 93, Clermont-Ferrand, France, Mars 1993.
Abstract:
Not yet available on-line.

[Merlet, 93b] J.F. Merlet, C. Nadalin: "A Multimedia Databases Modeling", Proceedings of the IEEE/ICCI'93, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, Mai 1993.
Abstract:
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[Nadalin, 93a] C. Nadalin, J.F. Merlet: "Vers une Approche de Composition d'Objets Disjoints", Actes du congrès ICO'93, Montréal, Qc, Canada, Mai 1993.
Abstract:
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[Merlet, 93c] J.F. Merlet: "Conception d'une Interface Intelligente pour un Environnement d'Apprentissage Multimédia", Actes du congrès ICO'93, Montréal, Qc, Canada, Mai 1993.
Abstract:
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[Merlet, 93d] J.F. Merlet: "Une Interface Dynamique pour des Systèmes d'Information Multimédia", Actes du congrès INFORSID'93, Lille, France, Mai 1993.
Abstract:
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[Nadalin, 93b] C. Nadalin, J.F. Merlet: Design of Complex Objects in Multimedia Databases", Proceedings of the ACM/OOPSLA'93 Conference, Washington, USA, Septembre 1993.
Abstract:
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[Merlet, 93e] J.F. Merlet, C. Nadalin, C. Soutou, A. Lapujade, F. Ravat: "Towards A Design Method of A Multimedia Information System", Proceedings of the IEEE/SMC'93 Conference, Le Touquet, France, Octobre 1993.
Abstract:
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[Merlet, 93f] J.F. Merlet: "Human Computer Interactions Through an Intelligent Hypermedia", Proceedings of the IEEE/SMC'93 Conference, Le Touquet, France, Octobre 1993.
Abstract:
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[Lapujade, 93] A. Lapujade, F. Ravat, J.F. Merlet, C. Nadalin, C. Soutou: "Elaboration d'une Méthode de Conception de Systèmes d'Information Multimédia", Actes du deuxième congrès européen de Systémique AFCET/(CES 2)'93, Prague, Tchécoslovaquie, Octobre 1993.
Abstract:
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