Abstract
In this paper we consider the completeness problem of reasoning about planar spatial relationships in pictorial retrieval systems. We define a large class of two-dimensional scenes, the extended pseudo-symbolic pictures. The existing rule system R is proved to be complete for (extended) pseudo-symbolic pictures. We also introduce a new iconic indexing, the (extended) pseudo- 2D string representation, for them. The (extended) pseudo-2D string has the good properties of the 2D string. It is unambiguous, like the augmented 2D string, and has a compact form suitable for image retrieval. We then present efficient algorithms to determine whether a given planar picture is (extended) pseudo-symbolic or not, and if it is, these algorithms also return its (extended) pseudo-2D string representation. Picture retrieval by (extended) pseudo-2D strings is also discussed.
Citation
Stephen S.-T. Yau. Qing-Long Zhang. "On Completeness of Reasoning about Planar Spatial Relationships in Pictorial Retrieval Systems." Commun. Inf. Syst. 4 (3) 211 - 234, 2004.
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