Chapter 11. Query Mode
Introduction
This chapter introduces the way different kinds of multimedia data—audio, image, video, or a combination—can be retrieved from database systems. In this chapter we will first identify the problems in querying multimedia data, and second, study general approaches adopted for dealing with multimedia data particularly by using PL/SQL. With image data it is mainly the semantic nature that is the problem, while video and audio present difficulties in terms of their real-time nature as well. At the end of the chapter the reader will understand how to apply
Attribute-based retrieval using interMedia
Text-based retrieval using metadata with interMedia
Using object properties in retrieval
In this chapter we shall look at ...
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