ISO/IEC 23093-6:2026

• Abstract:

  This document specifies the syntax and semantics of description schemes to represent data exchanged by media analysers for distributed artificial intelligence (AI) processing. Moreover, it specifies the application programming interfaces (APIs) to exchange these data between media things. This document does not specify how analysis is carried out, but defines the interfaces between the media things.

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-Jul-2026
• ICS: 35.040.40 - Coding of audio, video, multimedia and hypermedia information
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 - Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 - Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 28-Jul-2026
• Due Date: 18-Jan-2026
• Completion Date: 28-Jul-2026

Overview

ISO/IEC 23093-6:2026 is an international standard developed by ISO for the field of information technology. Titled Internet of Media Things - Part 6: Media data formats and application programming interface (API) for distributed artificial intelligence (AI) processing, this standard focuses on establishing common syntax and semantics for data exchanged between media analysers in distributed AI environments. It also provides comprehensive specifications for the APIs enabling such data exchange between media things, such as sensors, devices, and analytic modules, within the Internet of Media Things (IoMT) ecosystem.

By creating unified interfaces and data formats, ISO/IEC 23093-6:2026 supports interoperability across diverse media analysis technologies. The standard empowers developers to integrate AI-driven media analysis into distributed systems in a seamless and scalable manner, thus enhancing next-generation smart applications across industries.

Key Topics

This standard covers crucial elements of distributed AI processing within IoMT settings, including:

• Data Representation Schemes: Definition of common syntax and semantics for describing data exchanged by media analysers.
• Application Programming Interfaces (APIs): Specifications for APIs that allow media things to communicate analysis results and other relevant data.
• Interoperability: Standardized interfaces ensure that diverse hardware and software components can interact efficiently.
• Media Analyser Modules: Guidelines encompass a wide array of analysers, such as gesture detectors, healthcare information generators, speech and text recognisers, environmental sensors, and object trackers.
• AI-Driven Distributed Processing: Focus on supporting artificial intelligence workflows that interpret and act on multimedia data in a distributed environment.

Applications

ISO/IEC 23093-6:2026 is particularly relevant for applications where interoperability and intelligent media processing are critical:

• Smart Homes and Buildings: Integration of AI media analysers (for speech recognition, gesture detection, and environmental monitoring) into home automation and security systems.
• Healthcare Solutions: Exchange of complex sensor data between devices for remote patient monitoring and health analytics, ensured by standardized healthcare information generators and analysers.
• Industry 4.0: Industrial sensors and video analysers use standardized interfaces for real-time monitoring, anomaly detection, and automation tasks.
• Multimedia Content Analysis: Video summarization, face recognition, speech-to-text, and context-aware media services in content delivery networks.
• Smart Cities: Crowd analytics, environmental sensing, and safety systems utilizing distributed AI for data-driven urban management.
• Agriculture and Livestock Management: Use of crop growth trackers, livestock abnormality detectors, and environmental sensors to drive precision agriculture.

By leveraging this standard, solution providers and device manufacturers can rapidly deploy interoperable, scalable, and intelligent systems across domains that rely on media data and distributed AI.

Related Standards

To maximize interoperability and ensure a holistic implementation, ISO/IEC 23093-6:2026 should be considered alongside other international standards, including:

• ISO/IEC 23093 Series (Internet of Media Things): Other parts of this series address additional aspects of IoMT, such as architectural frameworks and communication protocols.
• ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 Standards: Standards in this subcommittee frequently address media coding, metadata, and multimedia frameworks relevant to AI-driven processing.
• API and Data Format Standards: General API specifications (such as RESTful API design) and media data representation frameworks support complementary functionality.
• AI and IoT Standards: ISO/IEC standards covering distributed artificial intelligence, IoT device interoperability, and security provide additional guidance for the deployment of media things in trusted environments.

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ISO/IEC 23093-6:2026 is essential for any organization seeking to advance distributed AI processing in the multimedia and IoT landscape, ensuring seamless data exchange and robust system integration across a rapidly evolving ecosystem.

International
Standard
ISO/IEC 23093-6
First edition
Information technology — Internet
2026-07
of media things —
Part 6:
Media data formats and application
programming interface (API) for
distributed artificial intelligence
(AI) processing
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Contents Page
Foreword .ix
Introduction .x
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 1
3.1 Terms and definitions .1
3.2 Abbreviated terms .2
4 Schema documents and prefixes . 2
4.1 Schema documents .2
4.2 Use of prefixes .2
5 APIs . 3
5.1 General .3
5.2 MAnalyser class .4
5.2.1 General .4
5.2.2 APIs . .4
5.3 IoMT time synchroniser .5
5.3.1 General .5
5.3.2 APIs . . .5
5.4 IoMT hand gesture detector .7
5.4.1 General .7
5.4.2 APIs . . .7
5.5 IoMT hand gesture recogniser .8
5.5.1 General .8
5.5.2 APIs . .8
5.6 IoMT hand gesture command generator .9
5.6.1 General .9
5.6.2 APIs . .9
5.7 IoMT healthcare information generator .10
5.7.1 General .10
5.7.2 APIs . .10
5.8 IoMT odour-image-to-scent converter . 12
5.8.1 General . 12
5.8.2 APIs . . 12
5.9 IoMT speech recogniser . 13
5.9.1 General . 13
5.9.2 APIs . . 13
5.10 IoMT text-to-speech converter . .14
5.10.1 General .14
5.10.2 APIs . .14
5.11 IoMT question analyser . 15
5.11.1 General . 15
5.11.2 APIs . . 15
5.12 IoMT direction guider .16
5.12.1 General .16
5.12.2 APIs . . .16
5.13 IoMT collision coordinator .19
5.13.1 General .19
5.13.2 APIs . .19
5.14 IoMT people counter. 20
5.14.1 General . 20
5.14.2 APIs . . . 20
5.15 IoMT music frequency analyser . 23
5.15.1 General . 23

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5.15.2 APIs . . . 23
5.16 IoMT video content class generator .24
5.16.1 General .24
5.16.2 APIs . .24
5.17 IoMT face region detector . 25
5.17.1 General . 25
5.17.2 APIs . . 25
5.18 IoMT face verifier . 26
5.18.1 General . 26
5.18.2 APIs . . 26
5.19 IoMT light colour analyser . 28
5.19.1 General . 28
5.19.2 APIs . . . 28
5.20 IoMT security alert generator . 29
5.20.1 General . 29
5.20.2 APIs . . . 29
5.21 IoMT video summariser . 30
5.21.1 General . 30
5.21.2 APIs . . . 30
5.22 IoMT human attribute recogniser .31
5.22.1 General .31
5.22.2 APIs . . .31
5.23 IoMT car attribute recogniser .32
5.23.1 General .32
5.23.2 APIs . . 33
5.24 IoMT livestock abnormality detector . 34
5.24.1 General . 34
5.24.2 APIs . . 34
5.25 IoMT livestock abnormality analyser . 35
5.25.1 General . 35
5.25.2 APIs . . . 35
5.26 IoMT data manager. 36
5.26.1 General . 36
5.26.2 APIs . . . 36
5.27 IoMT object detector . 38
5.27.1 General . 38
5.27.2 APIs . . . 38
5.28 IoMT object segmentator . 39
5.28.1 General . 39
5.28.2 APIs . . . 39
5.29 IoMT object tracker . 40
5.29.1 General . 40
5.29.2 APIs . . 40
5.30 IoMT text descriptor .41
5.30.1 General .41
5.30.2 APIs . . .41
5.31 IoMT generic event detector .42
5.31.1 General .42
5.31.2 APIs . .43
5.32 IoMT crop growth tracker . 44
5.32.1 General . 44
5.32.2 APIs . . . 44
5.33 IoMT location recogniser .45
5.33.1 General .45
5.33.2 APIs . .45
5.34 IoMT season recogniser.47
5.34.1 General .47
5.34.2 APIs . .47
5.35 IoMT weather recogniser . 48

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5.35.1 General . 48
5.35.2 APIs . . 48
5.36 IoMT pose estimator . 49
5.36.1 General . 49
5.36.2 APIs . . 49
5.37 IoMT action recogniser . 50
5.37.1 General . 50
5.37.2 APIs . . 50
5.38 IoMT sleep stage analyser .52
5.38.1 General .52
5.38.2 APIs . .52
5.39 IoMT personalised sleep quality analyser . 53
5.39.1 General . 53
5.39.2 APIs . . 53
5.40 IoMT intermediate feature generator . 54
5.40.1 General . 54
5.40.2 APIs . . . 54
5.41 IoMT answer generator . 55
5.41.1 General . 55
5.41.2 APIs . . . 55
6 Media analyser output vocabulary .57
6.1 General .57
6.2 Schema wrapper . 58
6.3 IoMT time synchroniser . 58
6.3.1 General . 58
6.3.2 Syntax . .59
6.3.3 Binary Representation .59
6.3.4 Semantics .59
6.3.5 Example . 60
6.4 IoMT hand gesture detector . 60
6.4.1 General . 60
6.4.2 Syntax . . 60
6.4.3 Binary Representation .62
6.4.4 Semantics . 64
6.4.5 Example . 66
6.5 IoMT hand gesture recogniser .71
6.5.1 General .71
6.5.2 Syntax . .71
6.5.3 Binary Representation . 72
6.5.4 Semantics . 72
6.5.5 Example . 73
6.6 IoMT hand gesture command generator . 73
6.6.1 General . 73
6.6.2 Syntax . .74
6.6.3 Binary Representation .74
6.6.4 Semantics .74
6.6.5 Example .74
6.7 IoMT healthcare information generator . 75
6.7.1 General . 75
6.7.2 Syntax . . 75
6.7.3 Binary Representation .76
6.7.4 Semantics . 78
6.7.5 Examples . 80
6.8 IoMT odour-image-to-scent converter . 82
6.8.1 General . 82
6.8.2 Syntax . . 82
6.8.3 Binary Representation . 82
6.8.4 Semantics . 83

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6.8.5 Example . 84
6.9 IoMT question analyser . 84
6.9.1 General . 84
6.9.2 Syntax . . 85
6.9.3 Binary Representation . 85
6.9.4 Semantics . 86
6.9.5 Examples . 87
6.10 IoMT music frequency analyser . 87
6.10.1 General . 87
6.10.2 Syntax . . 87
6.10.3 Binary Representation . 88
6.10.4 Semantics . 88
6.10.5 Examples . 89
6.11 IoMT video content class generator . 90
6.11.1 General . 90
6.11.2 Syntax . . 90
6.11.3 Binary Representation . 90
6.11.4 Semantics . 90
6.11.5 Examples . 90
6.12 IoMT face region detector .91
6.12.1 General .91
6.12.2 Syntax . .91
6.12.3 Binary Representation .91
6.12.4 Semantics . 92
6.12.5 Example . 93
6.13 IoMT face verifier . 93
6.13.1 General . 93
6.13.2 Syntax . . 93
6.13.3 Binary Representation . 94
6.13.4 Semantics . 94
6.13.5 Example . 94
6.14 IoMT light colour analyser . 95
6.14.1 General . 95
6.14.2 Syntax . 95
6.14.3 Binary Representation . 95
6.14.4 Semantics . 96
6.14.5 Example . 96
6.15 IoMT video summariser . 96
6.15.1 General .
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