The Eff2 image retrieval system prototype
Sigurður H. Einarsson, Ragnheiður Ýr Grétarsdóttir, Björn Þór Jónsson, Laurent Amsaleg · 2005
Abstract: Content-based image retrieval has become increasingly important in recent years. In the Eff 2 project we have been working with one of the most advanced image description schemes available, namely a fine-grained image recognition scheme based on local descriptors. While this description scheme has been used successfully in the demanding application of content-based image copyright protection, query processing in this approach is very slow. This report describes the Eff 2 image retrieval system prototype, which is designed to facilitate user interaction with the local descriptor search process. We demonstrate, through experimental results, that the time to obtain a good answer may be reduced by over 85 % by allowing the user to examine intermediate results.