Abstract | ||
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Lexical ambiguity in query-based image retrieval is an immemorial problem which has seemingly resisted all countermeasures. In this paper we introduce a methodology that expresses the users of a system and their navigational behaviour as the paramount resource for resolving query term ambiguity. Mass user consensus is modelled within a multi-dimensional feature space and evaluated through cluster analysis. This technique resolves query term ambiguity in a wholly democratic and dynamic fashion, in contrast to the brittle centralised models of contemporary word sense classification systems. The simple approach contained herein leads to several interesting emergent properties. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2005 | 10.1145/1101149.1101273 | ACM Multimedia 2001 |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
co-active intelligence,dynamic fashion,contemporary word sense classification,brittle centralised model,mass user consensus,immemorial problem,lexical ambiguity,query term ambiguity,image retrieval,interesting emergent property,multi-dimensional feature space,cluster analysis,clustering,feature space,ir,classification system,word sense,emergent properties | Computer vision,Feature vector,Information retrieval,Computer science,Image retrieval,Artificial intelligence,Word sense,Cluster analysis,Ambiguity,Visual Word | Conference |
ISBN | Citations | PageRank |
1-59593-044-2 | 13 | 0.75 |
References | Authors | |
12 | 3 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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Mark Truran | 1 | 286 | 14.43 |
James Goulding | 2 | 70 | 12.23 |
Helen Ashman | 3 | 767 | 66.74 |