A prototype of the content-based imageretrieval system is implemented based on the algorithms introduced in this paper. the image contents at the high levels are extracted. the fuzzy C-means classifier is employed to...
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A prototype of the content-based imageretrieval system is implemented based on the algorithms introduced in this paper. the image contents at the high levels are extracted. the fuzzy C-means classifier is employed to compute the object clusters and provide useful information for overlapped clusters. the automatic image segmentation and categorisation is achieved. To obtain the context for imageretrieval, the subjective context and the objective context are modelled by means of the fuzzy sets theory. the system is able to trace the users' interactions during retrieval. the refinements of the retrieval results can be made while the users are submitting the queries telling the specific requirements.
A new system, the so-called MUVIS, is introduced for content-based indexing and retrieval for image database management systems. In addition to traditional indexing by key words, MUVIS allows indexing of objects and i...
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A new system, the so-called MUVIS, is introduced for content-based indexing and retrieval for image database management systems. In addition to traditional indexing by key words, MUVIS allows indexing of objects and images based on color, texture, shape and objects layout inside them. Due to the use of large vector features, the pyramid trees are employed to create the index structure.
We propose anew simple image coder based on Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). the DWT coefficients are coded in bitplanes. We use a variable order Markovian model to code the DWT coefficient bitplanes. Recently, we ha...
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ISBN:
(纸本)0819424331
We propose anew simple image coder based on Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). the DWT coefficients are coded in bitplanes. We use a variable order Markovian model to code the DWT coefficient bitplanes. Recently, we have developed this method that used 65 contexts(7). In this paper, the number of contexts is reduced to 34. We show the experimental results, both in terms of distortion measurement and visual comparison, and compare them to well-known methods.
In this paper, we present an approach to clustering video sequences and images for efficient retrieval using relative entropy as our cost criterion. In addition, our experiments indicate that relative entropy is a goo...
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In this paper, we present an approach to clustering video sequences and images for efficient retrieval using relative entropy as our cost criterion. In addition, our experiments indicate that relative entropy is a good similarity measure for content-based retrieval. In our clustering work, we treat images and video as probability density functions over the extracted features. this leads us to formulate a general algorithm for clustering densities. In this context, it can be seen that an euclidean distance between features and the Kullback-Liebler (KL) divergence give equivalent clustering. In addition, the asymmetry of the KL divergence leads to another clustering. Our experiments indicate that this clustering is more robust to noise and distortions compared withthe one resulting from euclidean norm.
the Web-based Medical Information retrieval System (WebMIRS) allows Internet access to databases containing 17,000 digitized x-ray spine images and associated text data from National Health and Nutrition Examinations ...
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the Web-based Medical Information retrieval System (WebMIRS) allows Internet access to databases containing 17,000 digitized x-ray spine images and associated text data from National Health and Nutrition Examinations Surveys (NHANES). WebMIRS allows SQL query of the text, and viewing of the returned text records and images using a standard browser. We are now working (1) to determine utility of data directly derived from the images in our databases and (2) to investigate the feasibility of computer-assisted or automated indexing of the images to support imageretrieval of images of interest to biomedical researchers in the field of osteoarthritis. To build an initial database based on image data, we are manually segmenting a subset of the vertebrae, using techniques from vertebral morphometry. From this, we will derive and add to the database vertebral features. this image-derived data will enhance the user's data access capability by enabling the creation of combined SQL/image-content queries.
this paper describes an API for image searching. the attempt was to isolate the functionality of the GUI from the functionality of the image search engine. the GUI would then make calls to the image search API and cou...
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this paper describes an API for image searching. the attempt was to isolate the functionality of the GUI from the functionality of the image search engine. the GUI would then make calls to the image search API and could be used with any image search engine implementing that API. Also, different methods of specifying the initial search image are discussed as well as different methods of displaying the results, including the use of 3D using VRML.
video parsing is an important step in content-based indexing techniques where the input video is decomposed into segments with uniform content. In video parsing detection of scene changes is one of the approaches wide...
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video parsing is an important step in content-based indexing techniques where the input video is decomposed into segments with uniform content. In video parsing detection of scene changes is one of the approaches widely used for extracting key frames from the video sequence. In this paper, an algorithm based on motion vectors is proposed to detect sudden scene changes and gradual scene changes (camera movements such as panning, tilting and zooming). Unlike some of the existing schemes, the proposed scheme is capable of detecting both sudden and gradual changes in uncompressed as well as compressed domain video. It is shown that the resultant motion vector can be used to identify and classify gradual changes due to camera movements. Results show that algorithm performed as well as the histogram-based schemes with uncompressed video. the performance of the algorithm was also investigated with H.263 compressed video. the detection and classification of both sudden and gradual scene changes was successfully demonstrated.
this paper presents WhatAreYouLOOKing4 (WAY-LOOK4) system, a novel framework for content-based imageretrieval (CBIR). Local descriptors are used to describe the visual contents of an image. image signatures and simil...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781424438075
this paper presents WhatAreYouLOOKing4 (WAY-LOOK4) system, a novel framework for content-based imageretrieval (CBIR). Local descriptors are used to describe the visual contents of an image. image signatures and similarity retrieval are based on the images' color and texture features. the main motivation of the system design is to use simple and efficient techniques to maintain reasonable computational and storage cost. the proposed technique has three system components: feature extraction, image database indexing and similarity retrieval. First, the use of circular sectors is proposed to represent local first order moment for the color feature. In addition, a local direction technique is used for texture feature extraction. Secondly, the hash indexing of the images' color properties is used to map the database images into classes. Hash indexing speeds up the search and enhances the system scalability for large imagedatabases. thirdly, for similarity retrieval, a degree of similarity is defined based on a weighted sum of the color and texture features. In addition, the similarity retrieval incorporates a minimum accepted degree of similarity provided by the user. the test of similarity is performed in two stages. In the first stage, the index is used to directly hit a class to which the query image may belong. In the second stage, a detailed sequential search is performed to retrieve the most similar images within that class. the simple design of the system and experimental selection of system parameters guarantee that the system maintains reasonable storage and computational cost. Our experiments demonstrate that the average precision of retrieved images is enhanced especially for higher accepted degrees of similarity.
A simultaneous learning and indexing technique is proposed for efficient content-based retrieval of images that can be described by feature vectors. this technique builds a compact high-dimensional index while taking ...
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A simultaneous learning and indexing technique is proposed for efficient content-based retrieval of images that can be described by feature vectors. this technique builds a compact high-dimensional index while taking into account that the raw feature space needs to be adjusted for each new application. Withthis technique, much better efficiency can be achieved as compared to those techniques that do not make provisions for efficient indexing.
this paper describes a solution for the organization and management of multimedia collections in digital libraries. video U-DL-A (VUDLA) is an extension to a digital library that allows for storage, indexing and annot...
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ISBN:
(纸本)0769519156
this paper describes a solution for the organization and management of multimedia collections in digital libraries. video U-DL-A (VUDLA) is an extension to a digital library that allows for storage, indexing and annotation of multimedia documents. It functions in such a way that text and image-based queries can be issued in order to retrieve specific scenes from digital video collections. Technologies such as image and speech processing, video streaming, multimedia databases, information retrieval and graphical user interfaces are integrated to produce a novel multimedia, multimodal environment which re-valuates text as an important medium for knowledge transmission. We have developed a fully operational testbed to explore multimedia data properties and organization possibilities as well as a wide range of practical applications.
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