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IAPR International Workshop on Multimedia Information Analysis and Retrieval

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Content-based access of VRML libraries

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This paper presents a new approach for the classification and retrieval of three-dimensional images and models from databases. A set of retrieval algorithms is introduced. These algorithms are content-based, meaning that the input is not made out of keywords but of three-dimensional models. Tensor of inertia, distribution of normals, distribution of cords and multiresolution analysis are used to describe each model. The database can be searched by scale, shape or color or any combination of these parameters. A user friendly interface makes the retrieval operation simple and intuitive and make it possible to edit reference models according to the specifications of the user. Experimental results using a database of more than 1000 VRML models are presented

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  1. Visual Information Technology, Institute for Information Technology, National Research Council Building M-50, Montreal Road, K1A 0R6, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Eric Paquet & Marc Rioux

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Horace H. S. Ip Arnold W. M. Smeulders

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Paquet, E., Rioux, M. (1998). Content-based access of VRML libraries. In: Ip, H.H.S., Smeulders, A.W.M. (eds) Multimedia Information Analysis and Retrieval. MINAR 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1464. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0016486

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