Shape Analysis and Retrieval of Multimedia Objects / Edition 1

by Maytham H. Safar, Cyrus Shahabi

Overview

Shape Analysis and Retrieval of Multimedia Objects provides a comprehensive survey of the most advanced and powerful shape retrieval techniques used in practice today. In addition, this monograph addresses key methodological issues for evaluation of the shape retrieval methods.

Shape Analysis and Retrieval of Multimedia Objects is designed to meet the needs of practitioners and researchers in industry, and graduate-level students in Computer Science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402072529
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	10/31/2002
Series:	Multimedia Systems and Applications , #23
Edition description:	2003
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

I Image Shape Representation.- 1 Image Description Techniques.- 2 Image Similarity Measures.- 3 Image Shape Features.- 4 Alternative Image Description Techniques.- II Query Types and Index Structures.- 5 Shane Similarity Matching Queries.- 6 Spatial Queries.- 7 Multidimensional Index Structures.- III Selected Topics.- 8 Observations on MBC and MBR Approaches.- 9 Evaluation Framework.- 10 MBC Optimization Techniques.- 11 Appendix.- 12 Bibliography.- Topic Index.