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Multiuser graphical chat enables two or more users to communicate user generated graphical data in real time. It is most commonly used in online whiteboards where users can interact simultaneously. In this paper, we introduce xScribble: a generalized scheme for encoding graphical data for real time network communication. The paper discusses how to encode graphical data from various drawing tools into string format flexible enough to be used with any text chat system. The memory efficiency and performance of the xScribble scheme is also analysed.
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Anand, R., Joseph, J., Dipin Dev, P., Alex, H., Rafeeque, P.C. (2012). xScribble: A Generalized Scheme for String-Encoding Graphical Data in Multiuser Graphical Chat. In: Meghanathan, N., Chaki, N., Nagamalai, D. (eds) Advances in Computer Science and Information Technology. Computer Science and Engineering. CCSIT 2012. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 85. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27308-7_32
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