Images can affect people on an emotional level. Since the emotions that arise in the viewer of an image are highly subjective, they are rarely indexed. However there are situation...
We propose a new method for automated large scale gathering of Web images relevant to specified concepts. Our main goal is to build a knowledge base associated with as many conce...
We present a novel, yet simple algorithm for clustering large collections of digital images. The method is applicable to consumer digital photo libraries, where it can be used to o...
In content based image analysis and retrieval, texture feature is an essential component due to its strong discriminative power. Directionality is one of the most significant text...
—Content-based document image retrieval is a new and promising research area. Without OCR, document indexing directly based on image content is more general and convenient. Howev...