In this paper, we describe a new way of representing a symbolic picture by a two-dimensional
string. A picture query can also be specified as a 2-D string. The problem of pictorial …

A prototype intelligent image database system (IIDS) that is based on a novel pictorial data
structure is presented. This prototype system supports spatial reasoning, flexible image …

The combination of graphics, image, video and microelectronics technology has made it
feasible to design low cost image information systems to transmit, display, manipulate and …

A structure specification scheme is described which can be used to specify the structures of
certain two-dimensional patterns. Algorithms are developed to test whether a pattern has a (…

Given the horizontal and vertical projections of a finite binary pattern f, can we reconstruct
the original pattern f? In this paper we give a characterization of patterns that are …

We present an approach for picture indexing and abstraction. Picture indexing facilitates
information retrieval from a pictorial database consisting of picture objects and picture relations. …

This book is intended as both an introduction to the state-of-the-art in visual languages, as
well as an exposition of the frontiers of research in advanced visual languages. It is for …

… In another approach to pictorial query translation, Chang and Fu25'26 describe a
relational data-base system that is interfaced with an image understanding system. They …

Multimedia has two fundamental characteristics that can be expressed by the following
formula: Multimedia= Multiple Media+ Hypermedia. How can software engineering take …

This is the first handbook to cover comprehensively both software engineering and knowledge
engineering OCo two important fields that have become interwoven in recent years. Over …