A knowledge representation and reasoning support for modeling and querying video data

Abstract

Describes a knowledge-based approach for modelling and retrieving video data. Selected objects of interest in a video sequence are described and stored in a database. This database forms the object layer. On top of this layer, we define the schema layer that is used to capture the structured abstractions of the objects stored in the object layer. We propose two abstract languages on the basis of description logics: one for describing the contents of these layers and the other, which is more expressive, for making queries. The query language provides possibilities for navigation of the schema through forward and backward traversal of links, sub-setting of attributes and constraints on links.