Object Identification System using Web Image Collection and Machine Learning

• Project/Area Number: 21700121
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Media informatics/Database
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba (2011-2012); Ritsumeikan University (2009-2010)
• Principal Investigator: TEZUKA Taro 筑波大学, 図書館情報メディア系, 准教授 (40423016)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
• Keywords: コンテンツ / 画像認識 / データベース / 情報検索 / 機械学習 / 画像 / データマイニング / World Wide Web / パターン認識 / WWW / 領域分割

Research Abstract

By collecting images from the World Wide Web, a method of extracting visual features and their spatial allocations were developed. Using this, a set of typical images were obtained for each term, and a system of general object recognition was developed.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Latent Semantic Filtering on Recognition Errors for Improving Audio Lifelog Search (2012)
  • Author(s): Taro Tezuka
  • Journal Title: Advances in Multimedia Technology Volume: 1 Pages: 1-11
• [Journal Article] Multilingual Translation Support for Web Pages Using Structural and Semantic Analysis (2012)
  • Author(s): Fuminori Kiumra
  • Journal Title: IAENG International Journal of Computer Science Volume: 39 Pages: 276-285
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Image Retrieval with Generative Model for Typicality (2011)
  • Author(s): Taro Tezuka and Akira Maeda
  • Journal Title: Journal of Networks Volume: Vol.6, No.3 Pages: 387-399
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Image Retrieval with Generative Model for Typicality (2011)
  • Author(s): Taro Tezuka, Akira Maeda
  • Journal Title: Journal of Networks Volume: Vol.6 No.3 Pages: 387-399
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] アスペクトモデルを用いた Web 画像検索結果からの典型的画像の取得 (2010)
  • Author(s): 手塚太郎, 前田亮
  • Journal Title: 情報処理学会論文誌(トランザクション) データベース Volume: Vol.3, No.2 Pages: 13-26
  • NAID: 110007990079
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] アスペクトモデルを用いたWeb画像検索結果からの典型的画像の取得 (2010)
  • Author(s): 手塚太郎, 前田亮
  • Journal Title: 情報処理学会論文誌(トランザクション)データベース Volume: Vol.3 No.2 Pages: 13-26
  • NAID: 110007990079
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Typicality Ranking of Images Using the Aspect Model (2011)
  • Author(s): Taro Tezuka, Akira Maeda
  • Organizer: The 21st International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA 2010)
  • Place of Presentation: Bilbao, Spain
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-02
• [Presentation] Audio Lifelog Search System Using a Topic Model for Reducing Recognition Errors (2011)
  • Author(s): Taro Tezuka and Akira Maeda
  • Organizer: The 16th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA 2011)
  • Place of Presentation: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
  • Year and Date: 2011-04-24
• [Presentation] Audio Lifelog Search System Using a Topic Model for Reducing Recognition Errors (2011)
  • Author(s): Taro Tezuka, Akira Maeda
  • Organizer: 16th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA 2011)
  • Place of Presentation: 香港中文大学, Hong Kong,中華人民共和国
  • Year and Date: 2011-04-24
• [Presentation] Typicality Ranking of Images Using the Aspect Model (2010)
  • Author(s): Taro Tezuka and Akira Maeda
  • Organizer: The 21st International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA 2010)
  • Place of Presentation: University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-02
• [Presentation] A Hierarchical Model Approach for Measuring Typicality of Images (2010)
  • Author(s): 手塚太郎, 前田亮
  • Organizer: The 4th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication
  • Place of Presentation: Seoul, Korea
  • Year and Date: 2010-01-15
• [Presentation] アスペクトモデルを用いたWeb画像検索結果からの典型的画像の取得 (2009)
  • Author(s): 手塚太郎, 前田亮
  • Organizer: Webとデータベースに関するフォーラム
  • Place of Presentation: 横浜市(慶應義塾大学)
  • Year and Date: 2009-11-20