A friendly and intelligent approach to data retrieval in a multimedia DBMS
By: Daniel A. Keim, Kyung-Chang Kim, Vincent Y. Lum
Contributors: Kim, Kyung-Chang; Lum, Vincent Y.; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of Computer Science
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: DATA BASES
Other titles: NPS-CS-91-010.
Description: Manipulation of multimedia data is not straightforward as in conventional database. One main      problem is the retrieval of multimedia data from the database with the need to match the      contents of multimedia data to a user query. In order to achieve a content based retrieval in      our approach, we use natural language captions which allow the user to describe the contents      of multimedia data. In a similar manner, users will specify their queries on multimedia data      contents in natural language form. A problem is that different or even the same user describe      the same thing differently at different times which results in the descriptions of the contents of      multimedia data to rarely exactly match the descriptions of the user queries. Hence, partial or      approximate match between descriptions of multimedia data and user queries is generally      required during multimedia data retrieval. We propose an intelligent approach to approximate      match by integrating both object-oriented and natural language understanding techniques. In      order to make the query specification process easier we also develop a graphical user      interface supporting incremental query specification and a natural way of expressing joins. The      Multimedia Database Management System (MDBMS) described in this paper incorporates      the capabilities as mentioned above.
Notes: Title from cover.

"NPS-CS-91-010."

"March 1991."

AD A243 284.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-25).

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