TR2002-052

PDH: A Human-Centric Interface for Image Libraries
Citation: Moghaddam, B.; Tian, Q.; Lesh, N.B.; Shen, C.; Huang, T.S., "PDH: A Human-Centric Interface for Image Libraries", IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME), Vol. 1, pp. 901-904, August 2002 (IEEE Xplore)
Date:August 2002
MERL Contact:Kent Wittenburg

We present visualization and layout algorithms that can enhance informal storytelling using personal digital data such as photos in a face-to-face social setting. In order to build a more intuitive browser for retrieval, navigation and story-telling, we introduce a novel optimized layout technique for large image sets, which respects (context-sensitive) mutual similarities as visualized on a shared 2-D display (a table-top). The experimental results show a more perceptually intuitive and informative visualization of traditional CBIR-based retrievals, providing not only a better understanding of the query context but also aiding the user in forming new queries. A framework for user-modeling is also introduced and tested. This allows the system to adapt to the user's preference and integrate relevance feedback

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