Host: The Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan
This paper describes the automatic generation of index images with the DSP in high definition still image retrieval and display systems. Index images generated from the high definition still images to be searched for the image retrieval are characterized to a great extent. A spatial filter suitable for picking up the object of an image with its background was selected, and additional processing was carried out to clearly describe the contour of the object. The fabricated was built on a DSP as an application. Each automatic index image was automatically generated in 110 seconds whereas the index image generated in accordance with the conventional method took 35 minutes for completion. Samples used in the study were prepared from digital archived of Kosode garments owned by the National Museum of Japanese History. The success rate of the image retrieval was 99.6% using the index image prepared by the proposed method.
