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Query-by-Appearance System for Style-Oriented Media Retrieval

Authors:
Yuka Koike
Shuichi Kurabayashi

Keywords: e-Book; Search Engine; Editorial Design.

Abstract:
This paper proposes the Query-by-Appearance system that provides an intuitive and effective query-input and visual retrieval method for media data, especially e-books, based on similarity of content`s layout and color. The unique feature of this system is a query-assistance function that helps users to input their requirements by utilizing the knowledge which have been developed in the field of "Editorial Design". Editorial design is an essential methodology to enrich overall appearance of books and magazines. The query input assistant retrieves editorial design templates that are similar to the input query, and generates images by combining these templates with the chosen color scheme. The system then retrieves actual e-book images that are similar to those generated from the query. Finally, the system visualizes the retrieval results, which consist of two relevance scores (layout and color) in a two-dimensional ranking plot. This assistant mechanism allows users to find the desired e-book by submitting a query, which consists of simple lines, intuitively.

Pages: 290 to 295

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: May 27, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3972

ISBN: 978-1-61208-200-4

Location: Stuttgart, Germany

Dates: from May 27, 2012 to June 1, 2012