MRML: Towards an extensible standard for multimedia querying and benchmarking (Draft Proposal)
Wolfgang Müller, Zoran Pečenović, Arjen P. de Vries, David Squire, Henning Müller, Thierry Pun · Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) · 2000
In this technical report we introduce and describe the Multimedia Retrieval Markup Language (MRML).This XML-based markup language is the basis for an open communication protocol for content-based image retrieval systems (CBIRSs).MRML was initially designed as a means of separating CBIR engines from their user interfaces.It is, however, also extensible as the basis for standardized performance evaluation procedures.Such a tool is essential for the formulation and implementation of common benchmarks for CBIR.A common protocol can also bring new dynamics to the CBIR eld|it makes the development of new systems faster and more ecient, and opens the door of the CBIR research eld to other disciplines such as Human-Computer Interaction.The MRML speci cations, as well as the rst MRML-compliant applications, are freely available and are introduced in this technical report.