Personal image repositories as externalized memory spaces

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Huang, Hung-Hsuan^{; *} | Sumi, Yasuyuki | Nishida, Toyoaki

Affiliations: Graduate School of Informatics, University of Kyoto, Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Photographs are snapshots of personal memories and image information is an indispensable medium for knowledge dissemination. In recent years, the widespread use of the Web and the rapidly dropping prices of digital cameras have led to the creation of large-scale personal image repositories. As a result, the importance of managing large image collections is constantly increasing. This paper describes Gallery – an experimental system under development. It is intended to support the management of personal image repositories that capture the user's valuable memories. This paper introduces the Gallery system and discusses the results of the two experiments that evaluated its feasibility. The results revealed that placing personal photo collections in a semantically meaningful layout on a zoomable surface considerably improved the efficiency of image information retrieval.

DOI: 10.3233/KES-2006-10206

Journal: International Journal of Knowledge-based and Intelligent Engineering Systems, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 169-180, 2006