{"title":"Hybrid video system supporting content-based retrieval","authors":"Mi Hee, Y. Ik, Kio-Chung Kim","doi":"10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798539","url":null,"abstract":"The article suggests a Hybrid Video System (HVS) which supports the semantic retrieval of all types of users and the similarity retrieval of indefinitely formed and very large amounts of video data. The HVS divides a set of video data into video documents, sequences, scenes and objects to model the metadata and suggests a Three layered Hybrid Object-oriented Metadata Model (THOMM) which is composed of the raw data layer for physical video stream. The metadata layer supports feature based retrieval and similarity retrieval and the semantic layer reforms queries. Grounded on this model, we suggest a video query language which makes content-based query and similarity query possible and Video Query Processor (VQP) to process the query. In particular, the similarity query processed by performing the annotation-based retrieval using the concept layer and then the feature-based retrieval using the object-feature layer. Thus search space and time can be reduced. Also we present the formula for degree of similarity. The suggested system is implemented with using the Visual C++, ActiveX and ORACLE under Windows NT.","PeriodicalId":110736,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications. ICCIMA'99 (Cat. No.PR00300)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131181489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visual image retrieval on compressed domain with Q-distance","authors":"Hong Yu","doi":"10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798544","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a new image retrieval scheme that works directly on compressed image (JPEG) databases. As we know, a large percentage of the image databases are stored in compressed image format, such as JPEG format. In addition, about half of the images on the Internet are also in JPEG format. Thus, image retrieval systems that require JPEG decompression greatly limit the speed of image searching. Subsequently, new methodologies for retrieving of images without JPEG decoding is needed for Web image search and compressed image database retrieval. We propose a new metric, Q-distance, that can be utilized to measure the distance between two compressed images. A system that uses Q-distance for fast image retrieval is also presented. Experiment results show that Q-distance is robust against variation and this new retrieval scheme, which directly works in the compressed image domain, is fast to execute and suitable for Web image searching and retrieval.","PeriodicalId":110736,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications. ICCIMA'99 (Cat. No.PR00300)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127037671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genetic algorithms with adaptive probabilities of operator selection","authors":"J. Stanczak, J. Mulawka, B. K. Verma","doi":"10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798575","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we propose a new method of tuning the probabilities of the genetic operators. We assume that every member of the optimized population conducts his own ranking of genetic operator qualities. This ranking becomes a base to compute the probabilities of appearance and execution of genetic operators. This set of probabilities is a base of experience of every individual and according to this it chooses the operator in every iteration of the algorithm. Due to this experience one can maximize the chance of offspring survival.","PeriodicalId":110736,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications. ICCIMA'99 (Cat. No.PR00300)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130205158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vision system with depth obtaining capabilities","authors":"M. L. Heras, J. Amat","doi":"10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798530","url":null,"abstract":"Obtaining of 3D information from image sequences or stereoscopic images is a key problem, not completely solved, and any improvement in its resolution would bring to light a huge quantity of real life applications. The main difficulties lie in the matching of different elements of every image, the so-called correspondence problem. According to the trend of analysing singular points of the scene, we opt for a system based on the labelling and matching of contours and corners of the scene. Those points have some properties that make the method usable for most kinds of images. In order to obtain the contour information, a new algorithm is developed which is hardware implementable, able to autoadapt its parameters to external characteristics (such as as focus, illumination, contrast, etc.), and provides high reliability to the depth obtaining system. A specialised hardware is designed for contour obtaining and labelling with a fast and highly efficient pipeline architecture that gives the system a fast response time.","PeriodicalId":110736,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications. ICCIMA'99 (Cat. No.PR00300)","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130136853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Kusumoputro, M. R. Widyanto, M. I. Fanany, H. Budiarto
{"title":"Improvement of artificial odor discrimination system using fuzzy-LVQ neural network","authors":"B. Kusumoputro, M. R. Widyanto, M. I. Fanany, H. Budiarto","doi":"10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798577","url":null,"abstract":"An artificial odor recognition system is developed in order to mimic the human sensory test in cosmetics, perfume and beverage industries. A backpropagation neural network is used as the pattern recognition system and shows high recognition capability. However, the system only works efficiently when it is used to discriminate a limited number of odors. The unlearned odor will be classified as one of the already learned category. To improve the system's capability, a fuzzy learning vector quantization neural network is developed and utilized in experiments on four different ethanol concentrations, and three different kinds of fragrance odor from Martha Tilaar Cosmetics. The results shows that the FLVQ has a comparable ability for recognizing the already known category of odors. However, the FLVQ algorithm can cluster the unknown odor in a different new class of odor.","PeriodicalId":110736,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications. ICCIMA'99 (Cat. No.PR00300)","volume":"58 5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126003102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Schema-independent mediators using content semantics to access data resources","authors":"Mário Flecha, J. Pinheiro, J. L. Braga","doi":"10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798536","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798536","url":null,"abstract":"The paper reports on an experienced and evaluated three layer architectural solution for co-operative database access in real use environment. It looks for mediator software independence from idiosyncrasies of user application interfaces and specific database schemata. The cornerstone to implement this architecture is a set of relational databases and views manipulated by a Relational Inference Machine-RIM. Conceptually It is supported by a semantic model implemented as a modelling technique we have named Content Semantics-CS-which supports pragmatic concept ontology to be expressed as contextualized terms in well-defined semantic domains. Several public databases are daily accessed by mediation services working over millions of data records stored in large databases.","PeriodicalId":110736,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications. ICCIMA'99 (Cat. No.PR00300)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123672200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Horizontal cooperation under uncertainties in distributed expert systems","authors":"Chengqi Zhang, Yuefeng Li","doi":"10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798534","url":null,"abstract":"A model of horizontal cooperation under uncertainty in distributed expert systems is presented. This model uses the synthesis of solutions under uncertainty and decision-making to fulfil horizontal cooperation. Firstly, a Boolean algebra is used in order to represent the solution synthesis hypothesis space in the model. Then, a generalization of evidence theory is used as a mathematical model to synthesize all conclusions which come from other expert systems. Finally, a competing mechanism is introduced to make the decisions.","PeriodicalId":110736,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications. ICCIMA'99 (Cat. No.PR00300)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122119434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learn@Net: an integrated multimedia system for distance learning","authors":"S. Ng, C. Ng, H.W. Tsang, L.M. Hung","doi":"10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798578","url":null,"abstract":"The recent emergence of the World Wide Web (WWW) and Internet is changing the studying habits of people. More and more institutions require an effective and flexible application to launch their distance learning programs on the WWW. Learn@Net is a possible solution. Learn@Net is a server-based distance learning system designed to provide centralized, flexible control and easy administration of online distance learning applications. It relies on an open architecture based on TCP/IP, HTML, Java and SQL. It involves functions such as virtual classroom, assignment handler, course material browser, discussion forum and online chat room to facilitate both online teaching and online learning through the WWW.","PeriodicalId":110736,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications. ICCIMA'99 (Cat. No.PR00300)","volume":"16 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124617240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing the beauty of fractals","authors":"A. Kumar Bisoi, J. Mishra","doi":"10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798573","url":null,"abstract":"Fractals are famous for their beauty and fractal techniques are employed for smaller storage space requirements when storing images. Fractal geometry has gradually established its importance in the study of image characteristics. The concept of multiple reduction copy machine (MRCM) has been used for creating fractals for a long time. A modified MRCM has been designed to generate fractal patterns. Using the concept of modified MRCM, we generate a new range of fractal images, which enhances the beauty of some well known fractals. This paper explains the way in which one can enhance the beauty by providing a nice looking shape with color to some black and white fractals.","PeriodicalId":110736,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications. ICCIMA'99 (Cat. No.PR00300)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116518226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vision-based traffic surveillance system on the Internet","authors":"Se Hyun Park, K. Jung, Junhui Hea, Hang-Joon Kim","doi":"10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798529","url":null,"abstract":"Many research projects are currently in progress on the application of machine vision to traffic surveillance systems. We present a vision based traffic surveillance system on the Internet. Our system consists of FPAs (Field Processing Agents) and TSM (Traffic Surveillance Manager). The FPAs and TSM both communicate with each other on the Internet. The FPA is a Web server which serves real time video data, vehicle velocity and vehicle density when the TSM requests them. An FPA consists of a communication module and an image processing module. The image processing module in the FPA performs traffic parameter estimation. Traffic parameters are estimated by just processing groups of image pixels without any understanding of the image. Although this has an accuracy limitation, it can be used in applications requiring an approximate vehicle density and vehicle velocity.","PeriodicalId":110736,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications. ICCIMA'99 (Cat. No.PR00300)","volume":"431 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123439067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}