The sentient map and its application to e-learning

Author

Chang, Shi-Kuo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Pittsburgh Univ., PA, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

73

Lastpage

78

Abstract

The sentient map is a new paradigm for visual information retrieval. It enables the user to view data as maps, so that gestures, and more specifically c-gestures (command gestures, represented by mouse clicks and keystrokes), can be used for the interaction between the user and the multimedia information system. Different c-gestures are then dynamically transformed into spatial/temporal queries (σ-queries) for multimedia information sources and databases. An electronic learning environment involving many academic institutions serves as a testbed to evaluate this approach

Keywords

computer aided instruction; gesture recognition; image retrieval; multimedia databases; σ-queries; academic institutions; c-gestures; command gestures; data maps; dynamic gesture transformation; electronic learning environment; keystrokes; mouse clicks; multimedia databases; multimedia information sources; multimedia information system; sentient map; spatial/temporal queries; user interaction; visual information retrieval; Asia; Electronic learning; Information retrieval; Information systems; Multimedia databases; Multimedia systems; Production; Spatial databases; Steel; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Software and Applications Conference, 2000. COMPSAC 2000. The 24th Annual International

Conference_Location

Taipei

ISSN

0730-3157

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0792-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMPSAC.2000.884693

Filename

884693