Image-Object Retrieval in Mixed Information Systems: Theory behind the Practice

摘要

The retrieval of image data in information systems that are both global and open-211u001eended cannot be advanced independently of the way that image-data objects are 211u001egenerated, processed, and stored in those systems. A universal representation is 211u001eneeded compatible with other types of multimedia data and fully integral at the 211u001ehuman-computer interface. A natural universal reference form is sought as a basis 211u001efor understanding the general principles of image retrieval. To this end, formal 211u001ecategories may be constructed of image-data objects and their complex structures. 211u001eIt is argued that all image forms are representable in the same general pullback 211u001ecategory enabling the universal operations which can form the basis of all 211u001epractical image activity.