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Concept-based system for representing and processing multimedia objects with arbitrary constraints

  • US 20030041047A1
  • Filed: 08/09/2001
  • Published: 02/27/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for querying stored multimedia data in a computer system, comprising:

  • receiving into an intermediate level a high-level concept from a user describing data to be retrieved;

    translating, in said intermediate level, said high-level concept into low-level queries by using system pre-defined high-level concepts; and

    transferring said low-level queries to a low level comprising one or more search engines;

    said one or more search engines performing a query of the stored multimedia information using said low-level queries.

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