An object-oriented framework for content-based image retrieval based on 5-tier architecture

Author

Cheung, Kent K T ; Ip, Horace H S ; Lam, Ringo ; Hanka, R. ; Tang, Lilian H Y ; Fuller, Grant

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

174

Lastpage

177

Abstract

Reports a generic object-oriented framework for content-based image retrieval (CBIR) systems. It is designed so that the basic data structures and functionality of a typical CBIR system are provided without sacrificing speed and flexibility. The framework is based on a five-tier architecture that allows modules in different tiers to be developed independently, and thus flexibility is ensured. We show that our framework is able to adapt to a wide range of CBIR applications by applying the framework to the development of two on-going projects: a trademark image retrieval system and a medical (histological) image retrieval system. These applications are briefly discussed

Keywords

content-based retrieval; medical image processing; object-oriented databases; object-oriented programming; spatial data structures; 5-tier architecture; content-based image retrieval; data structures; flexibility; histological images; medical image retrieval system; object-oriented framework; speed; trademark image retrieval system; Biomedical imaging; Computer architecture; Content based retrieval; Image databases; Image retrieval; Information retrieval; Logic; Spatial databases; Unified modeling language; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering Conference, 1999. (APSEC '99) Proceedings. Sixth Asia Pacific

Conference_Location

Takamatsu

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0509-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APSEC.1999.809599

Filename

809599