Pictorial queries by image similarity
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چکیده
A method for specifying pictorial queries to an image database is introduced. A pictorial query specification consists of a query image, and a similarity level that specifies the required extent of similarity between the query image and database images that are to be retrieved. The query image is constructed by positioning objects so that the desired locational and spatial constraints hold. Two image similarity factors are considered: (1) contextual similarity: how well does the content of one image match that of another. (2) spatial similarity: the relative locations of the matching symbols in the two images. Algorithms for retrieving all database images that conform to a given pictorial query specification are presented and compared.
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