Title :
Querying for different similar images using maximum independent sets of a graph
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Computervisualistik, Univ. Koblenz-Landau, Koblenz, Germany
Abstract :
In a tool dedicated to image retrieval, the system is often in charge to propose the user a selection of images close to his/her query. This paper is intended to present a new method based on graph theory techniques in order to select such a set of images among those that might be offered.
Keywords :
graph theory; image retrieval; visual databases; cliques; graph theory; image querying; image retrieval; image set; maximal independent sets; Displays; Graph theory; Image databases; Image processing; Image retrieval; Multimedia communication; Multimedia databases; Spatial databases; Videoconference;
Conference_Titel :
Video/Image Processing and Multimedia Communications, 2003. 4th EURASIP Conference focused on
Print_ISBN :
953-184-054-7
DOI :
10.1109/VIPMC.2003.1220454