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Browsing large image collections is a complex and often tedious task, due to the semantic gap existing between the user subjective notion of similarity and the one according to which a browsing system organizes the images. In this paper we propose PIBE, an adaptive image browsing system, which provides users with a hierarchical view of images (the Browsing Tree) that can be customized according to user preferences. A key feature of PIBE is that it maintains local similarity criteria for each portion of the Browsing Tree. This makes it possible both to avoid costly global reorganization upon execution of user actions and, combined with a persistent storage of the Browsing Tree, to efficiently support multiple browsing tasks. We present the basic principles of PIBE and report experimental results showing the effectiveness of its browsing and personalization functionalities.
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Bartolini, I., Ciaccia, P. & Patella, M. Adaptively browsing image databases with PIBE. Multimed Tools Appl 31, 269–286 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-006-0044-0
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