Method and system for similarity-based image classification
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1. A method of querying a database of images, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting at least one primary shape from a set of primary shapes as a query to be applied to the database of images;
(b) selecting at least one of a plurality of categories of images for each of the at least one primary shape selected, the categories having been formed by calculating a similarity value between each of the images and each of the primary shapes and classifying the images into the categories based on a threshold for the similarity value, each of the categories being represented by one of the primary shapes; and
(c) displaying ones of the images in the selected categories.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for classifying and querying a database of images, in which the images in the database are classified using primary objects as a clustering center. A query interface is presented to the user allowing the user to use the primary objects to formulate queries to be applied to the classified database of images.
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1. A method of querying a database of images, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting at least one primary shape from a set of primary shapes as a query to be applied to the database of images;
(b) selecting at least one of a plurality of categories of images for each of the at least one primary shape selected, the categories having been formed by calculating a similarity value between each of the images and each of the primary shapes and classifying the images into the categories based on a threshold for the similarity value, each of the categories being represented by one of the primary shapes; and
(c) displaying ones of the images in the selected categories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system of querying a database of images, the system comprising:
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(a) a workstation, including a display; and
(b) an application program, wherein a user selects at least one primary shape from a set of primary shapes as a query to be applied to the database of images;
whereupon the application program selects at least one of a plurality of categories of images for each of the at least one primary shape selected, the categories having been formed by calculating a similarity value between each of the images and each of the primary shapes and classifying the images into the categories based on a threshold for the similarity value, each of the categories being represented by one of the primary shapes; and
whereupon ones of the images in the selected categories are displayed on the display.- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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