A three-dimensional iconic environment for image database querying

Retrieval by contents of images from pictorial databases can be effectively performed through visual icon-based systems. In these systems, the representation of pictures with 2D strings, which are derived from symbolic projections, provides an efficient and natural way to construct iconic indexes fo...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on software engineering Vol. 19; no. 10; pp. 997 - 1011
Main Authors: Del Bimbo, A., Campanai, M., Nesi, P.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.10.1993
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE Computer Society
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Computer graphics
Computer languages
Computer science; control theory; systems
Content based retrieval
Database languages
Displays
Exact sciences and technology
Graphics
Image databases
Image retrieval
Information retrieval
Information systems. Data bases
Language
Layout
Memory organisation. Data processing
Queries
Software
Software engineering
Spatial databases
Studies
Systems design
Visual databases
Database query
visual interface
User interface
Image representation language
Visual language
Symbolic projection
Database
Image database
Query by example
ISSN:0098-5589, 1939-3520
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Summary:Retrieval by contents of images from pictorial databases can be effectively performed through visual icon-based systems. In these systems, the representation of pictures with 2D strings, which are derived from symbolic projections, provides an efficient and natural way to construct iconic indexes for pictures and is also an ideal representation for the visual query. With this approach, retrieval is reduced to matching two symbolic strings. However, using 2D-string representations, spatial relationships between the objects represented in the image might not be exactly specified. Ambiguities arise for the retrieval of images of 3D scenes. In order to allow the unambiguous description of object spatial relationships, in this paper, following the symbolic projections approach, images are referred to by considering spatial relationships in the 3D imaged scene. A representation language is introduced that expresses positional and directional relationships between objects in three dimensions, still preserving object spatial extensions after projections. Iconic retrieval from pictorial databases with 3D interfaces is discussed and motivated. A system for querying by example with 3D icons, which supports this language, is also presented.< >
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ISSN:0098-5589
1939-3520
DOI:10.1109/32.245741