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Automatic Segmentation And Indexing Of Specialized Databases, Madirakshi Das, R. Manmatha

R. Manmatha

The aim of this work is to index images based on color, in domain specific databases using colors computed from the object of interest only, instead of using the whole image. The main problem in this task is the segmentation of the region of interest from the background. Viewing segmentation as a figure/ground segregation problem leads to a new approach--successful elimination of the background leaves the figure or object of interest. The background elements are eliminated using general observations true for any photograph where there is a single, prominent object of interest. First, we form a hypothesis about possible background …