Object-based image labeling through learning by example and multi-level segmentation

Pattern Recognition

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1407-1423

  Xu, Y ^a   Duygulu, P ^b   Saber, E ^a,c   Tekalp, A M ^a,d   Yarman Vural, F T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

^d KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hierarchical content description; Learning by example; Multi level segmentation; Object based image labeling

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

IMAGE LABELING;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0242600663     PISSN: 00313203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-3203(02)00250-9     Document Type: Article

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