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Query Optimization Algorithm for Image Retrieval by Spatial Similarity)

위치 관계에 의한 영상 검색을 위한 질의 및 검색 기법

  • 조수진 (서울대학교 컴퓨터공학과) ;
  • 유석인 (서울대학교 컴퓨터공학과)
  • Published : 2000.05.15
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Abstract

Content-based image retrieval system retrieves an image from a database using visual features. Among approaches to express visual aspects in queries, 'query by sketch' is most convenient and expressive. However, every 'query by sketch' system has the query imperfectness problem. GContent-based image retrieval system retrieves an image from a database using visual features. Among approaches to express visual aspects in queries, 'query by sketch' is most convenient and expressive. However, every 'query by sketch' system has the query imperfectness problem. Generally, the query image produced by a user is different from the intended target image. To overcome this problem, many image retrieval systems use the spatial relationships of the objects, instead of pixel coordinates of the objects. In this paper, a query-converting algorithm for an image retrieval system, which uses the spatial relationship of every two objects as an image feature, is proposed. The proposed algorithm converts the query image into a graph that has the minimum number of edges, by eliminating every transitive edge. Since each edge in the graph represents the spatial relationship of two objects, the elimination of unnecessary edges makes the retrieval process more efficient. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm leads the smaller number of comparison in searching process as compared with other algorithms that do not guarantee the minimum number of edges.

영상의 시각적 특성을 이용하여 영상 데이타베이스를 검색하는 내용 기반 영상 검색 시스템에서 사용자가 직접 작성한 질의 영상에 존재하는 불완전성을 극복하기 위하여, 물체의 정확한 좌표값 대신 물체간의 위치 관계를 비교하는 기법이 많이 사용된다. 본 논문에서는 물체간의 8 방향 위치 관계 정보를 이용하여 영상을 검색하는 시스템을 위한 질의 변환 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안된 알고리즘은 영상내에 존재하는 물체들간의 위치 관계에 추이성(transitivity)이 존재하는 경우 정보가 중복된다는 사실로부터, 질의에 존재하는 추이성을 모두 제거함으로써 질의 영상을 최소 에지의 그래프로 변환한다. 제안된 알고리즘에 의해 생성된 프라임 에지 그래프는 동일한 위상 관계(topology)를 표현하는 그래프 중 최소 개수의 에지를 가지게 되므로 검색 중의 위치 관계 비교 회수를 최적화 할 수 있다. 실험 결과, 위치 관계의 추이성을 고려하지 않은 기존 알고리즘에 비해 평균 비교 회수를 크게 감소시켜 탐색 모듈의 효율을 향상시킴을 알 수 있다

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