EGO: a personalised multimedia management tool

Urban, J. and Jose, J.M. (2006) EGO: a personalised multimedia management tool. International Journal of Intelligent Systems, 21(7), pp. 725-745. (doi: 10.1002/int.20157)

Abstract

The problems of Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) sys- tems can be attributed to the semantic gap between the low-level data representation and the high-level concepts the user associates with images, on the one hand, and the time-varying and often vague nature of the underlying information need, on the other. These problems can be addressed by improving the interaction between the user and the system. In this paper, we sketch the development of CBIR interfaces, and introduce our view on how to solve some of the problems of the studied interfaces. To address the semantic gap and long-term multifaceted information needs, we propose a "retrieval in context" system. EGO is a tool for the management of image collections, supporting the user through personalisation and adaptation. We will describe how it learns from the user's personal organisation, allowing it to recommend relevant images to the user. The recommendation algorithm is detailed, which is based on relevance feedback techniques.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: content-based image retrieval, multimedia management, personalisation, system
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: UNSPECIFIED
• Authors: Urban, J., and Jose, J.M.
• Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science; Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• Research Group: Information Retrieval
• Journal Name: International Journal of Intelligent Systems
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
• ISSN: 0884-8173
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2006 Wiley and Sons.
• First Published: First published in International Journal of Intelligent Systems 21(7):725-745
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher