Variations on multimedia data mining
Simeon J. Simoff · 2000
Is multimedia data mining just a new combination of buzz-words or is it a new interdisciplinary field which not only incorporates methods and techniques from the relevant disciplines, but is also capable to produce new methodologies and influence related interdisciplinary fields. Rather than making an overview of existing methods and techniques, or presenting a particular technique, this paper aims to present some facets of multimedia data mining in the context of its potential to influence some relatively new interdisciplinary domains. Keywords multimedia, digital media, data mining, knowledge discovery, knowledge representation, case-based reasoning, computersupported collaborative work. 1. INTRODUCTION Multimedia and digital media, and data mining are perhaps among the top ten most overused terms in the last decade. The field of multimedia and digital media is at the intersection of several major fields, including computing, telecommunications, desktop publishing, digita...