Image retrieval on the Internet-how can fuzzy help?

This paper surveys various aspects of image retrieval on the Internet. Many images are indexed by keyword or retrieved by similarity to a "key image". Existing work in areas such as linguistic variables for describing spatial relationships and color have natural applications in the area of image retrieval. Unlike image databases, the Internet is large and heterogeneous. The result of retrieval is necessarily a dialogue between the user (searcher) and the retrieval system. In this paper, several aspects of Internet information retrieval where fuzzy logic can be applied are highlighted.