Title :
Similarity retrieval of trademark images
Author :
Eakins, John P. ; Boardman, Jago M. ; Graham, Margaret E.
Author_Institution :
Northumbria Univ., Newcastle, UK
Abstract :
The Artisan system retrieves abstract trademark images by shape similarity. It analyzes each image to characterize key shape components, grouping image regions into families that potentially mirror human image perception, and then derives characteristic indexing features from these families and from the image as a whole. We have evaluated the retrieval effectiveness of our prototype system on more than 10,000 images from the UK Trade Marks Registry
Keywords :
image matching; indexing; industrial property; query processing; visual databases; Artisan system; UK Trade Marks Registry; content based image retrieval; human image perception; image analysis; image region grouping; indexing; prototype system; shape similarity; trademark image similarity retrieval; Concrete; Displays; Dogs; Image analysis; Image retrieval; Maintenance; Marine vehicles; Prototypes; Shape; Trademarks;
Journal_Title :
MultiMedia, IEEE
