An accurate and rapid method is required to retrieve the overwhelming majority of digital
images. To date, image retrieval methods include content-based retrieval and keyword …

Abstract Machine learning methods are successfully applied in many branches of Computer
Science. One of these branches is image analysis, and being more specific–Automatic …

There is an increasing need for automatic image annotation tools to enable effective image
searching in digital libraries. In this paper, we present a novel probabilistic model for image …

In this paper, we propose an approach to automatically generating a Yahoo!-like topic
hierarchy for organizing Web images from users' perspectives. Relatively little effort has …

Content-based image retrieval and text-based image retrieval are two Fundamental
approaches in the field of image retrieval. Recently, the researchers use the combining …

Nowadays, image retrieval systems, emphasize the combining of high level semantics and
low level visual features in the image indexing process and of course the performance of …

In this paper, we present an approach for incorporating contextual knowledge into a
multiuser image retrieval system which is based on annotations. Although the most existing …

The proceeding application of multimedia information systems has brought the need for
develo** efficient querying and browsing methods for large image repositories. One …

As a prominent form of multimedia, image retrieval has become an important project
research presently. Nowadays, the development of image search engine mainly bases on …

Increasing amount of digital images requires more accurate and faster way of image
retrieval. So far, image retrieval method includes content-based retrieval and keyword based …