Image retrieval system based on interactive reduction of feature space

Aki Kobayashi; Toshiyuki Yoshida; Yoshinori Sakai

doi:10.1117/12.333879

17 December 1998 Image retrieval system based on interactive reduction of feature space

Aki Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Yoshida, Yoshinori Sakai

Proceedings Volume 3656, Storage and Retrieval for Image and Video Databases VII; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.333879
Event: Electronic Imaging '99, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper proposes an image retrieval system, which searches a database for images similar to a target imagined by a user. The system uses image features, rather than keywords, and retrieves images by reducing a multidimensional feature space generated by the image feature vectors. The system presents the user sample images, with a suitable feature vector value, and requires the user's interaction to obtain information regarding application of specific images. The information is then used to appropriately reduce the feature space. This process continues, until the target region is reduced to a suitable volume. Since this method requires neither a real target image nor keywords in retrieving, it is quite simple and practical. Experimental results show the advantage and efficiency of the proposed system.

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Aki Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Yoshida, and Yoshinori Sakai "Image retrieval system based on interactive reduction of feature space", Proc. SPIE 3656, Storage and Retrieval for Image and Video Databases VII, (17 December 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.333879

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