METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRESENTING A GROUP OF IMAGES
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1. A method of searching for a group of images, the method comprising comparing a query dominant colour descriptor with a plurality of descriptors for groups of images using a matching procedure, and selecting one or more group of images for which the matching procedure indicates the closest match or matches, wherein the descriptors are derived using a method of representing a group of images, the method comprising determining the values of one or more dominant colours for the group of images and deriving a dominant colour representation expressing the group of images in terms of one or more of said dominant colour values.
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Abstract
A method of representing a group of images comprises determining the values of one or more dominant colours for the group of images and deriving a dominant colour representation expressing the group of images in terms of one or more of said dominant colour values.
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- 1. A method of searching for a group of images, the method comprising comparing a query dominant colour descriptor with a plurality of descriptors for groups of images using a matching procedure, and selecting one or more group of images for which the matching procedure indicates the closest match or matches, wherein the descriptors are derived using a method of representing a group of images, the method comprising determining the values of one or more dominant colours for the group of images and deriving a dominant colour representation expressing the group of images in terms of one or more of said dominant colour values.
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