Title :
Integrated browsing and querying for image databases
Author :
Santini, Simone ; Jain, Ramesh
Author_Institution :
California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
The image database system El Nino uses a new interaction model that aims to overcome the problem of the semantic gap where the meaning that the user has in mind for an image is at a higher semantic level than the features on which the database operates. To solve this problem, we replaced the usual query paradigm with a more active exploration process and developed an interface based on these premises.
Keywords :
Image retrieval; User interfaces; Visual databases; El Nino; active exploration process; database features; image database browsing; image database querying; interaction model; semantic gap; semantic level; user interface; user-intended meaning; Cognition; Context awareness; Context modeling; Cultural differences; Displays; Feedback; Image databases; Lenses;
Journal_Title :
MultiMedia, IEEE
