2000
@techreport{MMM2000,
vgclass = {report},
vgproject = {viper,cbir},
author = {Wolfgang M\"{u}ller and Henning M\"{u}ller and St\'ephane
Marchand-Maillet and Thierry Pun and David McG. Squire and Zoran
Pe\u{c}enovi\'{c} and Christoph Giess and Arjen P. de Vries},
title = {{MRML}: A Communication Protocol for Content-Based Image
Retrieval},
number = {00.02},
institution = {Computer Vision Group, Computing Centre, University of
Geneva},
address = {rue G\'{e}n\'{e}ral Dufour, 24, CH-1211 Gen\`{e}ve,
Switzerland},
month = {March},
year = {2000},
url = {/publications/postscript/2000/VGTR00.02_MuellerWMuellerHMarchandPunSquireGiessVries.pdf},
url1 = {/publications/postscript/2000/VGTR00.02_MuellerWMuellerHMarchandPunSquireGiessVries.ps.gz},
abstract = {In this paper we introduce and describe the Multimedia
Retrieval Markup Language (MRML). This XML-based markup language is
the basis for an open communication protocol for content-based image
retrieval systems (CBIRSs). MRML was initially designed as a means of
separating CBIR engines from their user interfaces. It is, however,
also extensible as the basis for standardized performance evaluation
procedures.
Such a tool is essential for the formulation and implementation of
common benchmarks for CBIR. A common protocol can also bring new
dynamics to the CBIR field---it makes the development of new systems
faster and more efficient, and opens the door of the CBIR research
field to other disciplines such as Human-Computer Interaction. The
MRML specifications, as well as the first MRML-compliant applications,
are freely available and are introduced in this paper.},
}