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Representation and retrieval of images using content vectors derived from image information elements
Representation and retrieval of images using content vectors derived from image information elements
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机译:使用从图像信息元素派生的内容向量表示和检索图像
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Image features are generated by performing wavelet transformations at sample points on images stored in electronic form. Multiple wavelet transformations at a point are combined to form an image feature vector. A prototypical set of feature vectors, or atoms, is derived from the set of feature vectors to form an “atomic vocabulary.” The prototypical feature vectors are derived using a vector quantization method (e.g., using neural network self-organization techniques) in which a vector quantization network is also generated. The atomic vocabulary is used to define new images. Meaning is established between atoms in the atomic vocabulary. High-dimensional context vectors are assigned to each atom. The context vectors are then trained as a function of the proximity and co-occurrence of each atom to other atoms in the image. After training, the context vectors associated with the atoms that comprise an image are combined to form a summary vector for the image. Images are retrieved using a number of query methods (e.g., images, image portions, vocabulary atoms, index terms). The user's query is converted into a query context vector. A dot product is calculated between the query vector and the summary vectors to locate images having the closest meaning. The invention is also applicable to video or temporally related images, and can also be used in conjunction with other context vector data domains such as text or audio, thereby linking images to such data domains.
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