Title :
On the use of histograms for image retrieval
Author :
Brunelli, R. ; Mich, O.
Author_Institution :
Interactive Sensory Syst. Div., ITC-irst, Trento, Italy
Abstract :
This paper analyzes the use of histograms of low-level image features, such as color and luminance, as descriptors for image retrieval purposes. The discrimination ability of several descriptors, the issues of histogram size and comparison, are considered in a common statistical framework
Keywords :
content-based retrieval; database indexing; image colour analysis; statistical analysis; visual databases; content based retrieval; descriptors; histograms; image color; image retrieval; indexing; low-level image features; luminance; statistical framework; Digital images; Extraterrestrial measurements; Histograms; Image analysis; Image color analysis; Image databases; Image retrieval; Pixel; Probability distribution; Spatial databases;
Conference_Titel :
Multimedia Computing and Systems, 1999. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Florence
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0253-9
DOI :
10.1109/MMCS.1999.778207
