Frequently a user's information needs are stored in the databases of multiple search
engines. It is inconvenient and inefficient for an ordinary user to invoke multiple search …

Information retrieval (IR) has changed considerably in recent years with the expansion of the
World Wide Web and the advent of modern and inexpensive graphical user interfaces and …

We present an image retrieval system for the interactive search of photo collections using
free-hand sketches depicting shape. We describe Gradient Field HOG (GF-HOG); an …

This is a survey of the science and practice of web crawling. While at first glance web
crawling may appear to be merely an application of breadth-first-search, the truth is that …

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In the 21st century, digital libraries will have a tremendous positive impact on education, as
sharing of learning resources increases, supporting not only distance education but also on …

A system for wirelessly locating mobile station/units (MS) and using resulting location
determinations for providing a product or service is disclosed. The system is useful for …

We present a new method for information retrieval using hidden Markov models (HMMs). We
develop a general framework for incorporating multiple word generation mechanisms within …

A network services architecture is disclosed that allows complex services, such as wireless
location services, to be more easily integrated into a telecommunications network. In …

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