Feng D.D., Siu W.-C., Zhang H.-J. (eds.) Multimedia Information Retrieval and Management. Technological Fundamentals and Applications

Springer, 2003. — 495 p.Multimedia information technologies, which provide comprehensive and intuitive information for a broad range of applications, have strong impact on modem life, and have changed our way of learning and thinking. Over the past two decades, there has been an explosive growth in the use of digital multimedia (including audio, video, images and graphics) over the Internet and wireless communication. As the use of digital multimedia increases, effective data storage and management become increasingly important. In fields which use large quantities of data (e.g. audio, video, image and digital libraries; geographical and medical image databases; etc), we need to minimize the volume of data stored while meeting the often conflicting demand for accurate data representation. In addition, the data need to be managed such that it facilitates efficient searching, browsing and cooperative work. This area has been a very active research area in recent years. This book will provide readers with an up-to-date and comprehensive picture of cutting edge technologies in multimedia information retrieval and management, which directly affect our industry, economy and social lifePart I: Technological Fundamentals
Fundamentals of content-based image retrieval
Content-based video analysis, retrieval and browsing
Relevance feedback in content-based image retrieval
Video analysis and summarization at structural and semantic levels
Content-based retrieval for digital audio and music
MPEG-7 Multimedia Content Description Standard
Multimedia authentication and watermarking
Indexing and retrieving high dimensional visual features
A semantic data modeling mechanism for a multimedia database
Feature-based retrieval in visual database systems
Part II: Applications
Digital library
Scalable storage for digital libraries
Object repositories for digital libraries
Information discovery on the world-wide-web
Cooperative multimedia information systems
PACS, image management and imaging informatics
Content-based retrieval for medical data
Biometrics feature retrieval using palmprint images
Search of human faces from a face database
Data management for live plant identification
Fast startup and interactive retrievals of broadcast videos