CIRES: a system for content-based retrieval in digital image libraries

This paper presents CIRES, a new online system for a content-based retrieval in digital image libraries. Content-based image retrieval systems have traditionally used color and texture analyses. These analyses have not always achieved adequate level of performance and user satisfaction. The growing need for robust image retrieval systems has led to a need for additional retrieval methodologies. CIRES addresses this issue by using image structure in addition to color and texture. The efficacy of using structure in combination with color and texture is demonstrated.