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Catenaccio: interactive information retrieval system through drawing

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The Catenaccio system integrates information retrieval with sketch manipulations. The system is designed especially for pen-based computing and allows users to retrieve information by simple pen manipulations such as drawing a picture. When a user draws a circle and writes a keyword, information nodes related to the keyword are collected automatically inside the circle. In addition, the user can create a Venn diagram by repeatedly drawing circles and keywords to form more complex queries. Thus, the user can retrieve information both interactively and visually without complex manipulations. Moreover, the sketch interaction is so simple that it is possible to combine it with other types of data such as images and real-world information for information retrieval. In this paper, we describe our Catenaccio system and how it can be effectively applied.

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AVI '06: Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces
May 2006
512 pages
ISBN:1595933530
DOI:10.1145/1133265
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  • Augusto Celentano
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  1. information retrieval
  2. interactive system
  3. sketch manipulations
  4. venn diagram

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