Image Databases: Motivating Scenario
• Image Databases are proliferating
– The Web
– Commercial Image Databases
– Video Databases
– Catalog Databases
• “Find me a bag that looks like a Gucci.”
– Virtual Museums
• “Find me impressionist portraits.”
– Travel Information
• “Find me towns with Gothic architecture.”
– Real-estate
• “Find me a home that is sunny and open.”