Query by Visual Example: Assessing the Usability of Content-Based Image Retrieval System User Interfaces

Colin C. Venters; Richard J. Hartley; Matthew D. Cooper; William T. Hewitt

doi:10.1007%2F3-540-45453-5_66

Query by Visual Example: Assessing the Usability of Content-Based Image Retrieval System User Interfaces

Colin C. Venters, Richard J. Hartley, Matthew D. Cooper, William T. Hewitt

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Abstract

This paper reports a study designed to investigate the requirements of a user interface for a content-based image retrieval system, and presents the preliminary results of an inquiry into the usability of the query by visual example paradigm. Twenty eight evaluation sessions were conducted to test the usability of two user interfaces. The study was segmented by image type, user group and use function. Usability was measured using a combination of both objective and subjective measuring instruments: benchmark tasks, critical incidents, and the Questionnaire for User Interface Satisfaction (QUIS). Preliminary findings suggest that both user interfaces had an overall positive usability score, although there were a number of areas that would improve the overall score. The results also indicate that the efficacy of some currently used features are questionable.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Multimedia Information Processing - PCM 2001
Subtitle of host publication	Second IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Multimedia Beijing, China, October 24–26, 2001 Proceedings
Editors	Heung-Yeung Shum, Mark Liao, Shih-Fu Chang
Publisher	Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Pages	514-521
Number of pages	8
Volume	LNCS 2195
ISBN (Electronic)	9783540454533
ISBN (Print)	3540426809, 9783540426806
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007%2F3-540-45453-5_66
Publication status	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes
Event	2nd IEEE Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia - Beijing, China Duration: 24 Oct 2001 → 26 Oct 2001 Conference number: 2 https://dblp.org/db/conf/pcm/pcm2001.html

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Publisher	Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Volume	2195 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	2nd IEEE Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia
Abbreviated title	IEEE-PCM 2001
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	24/10/01 → 26/10/01
Internet address	https://dblp.org/db/conf/pcm/pcm2001.html

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Venters, C. C., Hartley, R. J., Cooper, M. D., & Hewitt, W. T. (2001). Query by Visual Example: Assessing the Usability of Content-Based Image Retrieval System User Interfaces. In H-Y. Shum, M. Liao, & S-F. Chang (Eds.), Advances in Multimedia Information Processing - PCM 2001: Second IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Multimedia Beijing, China, October 24–26, 2001 Proceedings (Vol. LNCS 2195, pp. 514-521). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 2195 LNCS). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007%2F3-540-45453-5_66

Venters, Colin C. ; Hartley, Richard J. ; Cooper, Matthew D. et al. / Query by Visual Example : Assessing the Usability of Content-Based Image Retrieval System User Interfaces. Advances in Multimedia Information Processing - PCM 2001: Second IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Multimedia Beijing, China, October 24–26, 2001 Proceedings. editor / Heung-Yeung Shum ; Mark Liao ; Shih-Fu Chang. Vol. LNCS 2195 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2001. pp. 514-521 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Venters, CC, Hartley, RJ, Cooper, MD & Hewitt, WT 2001, Query by Visual Example: Assessing the Usability of Content-Based Image Retrieval System User Interfaces. in H-Y Shum, M Liao & S-F Chang (eds), Advances in Multimedia Information Processing - PCM 2001: Second IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Multimedia Beijing, China, October 24–26, 2001 Proceedings. vol. LNCS 2195, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 2195 LNCS, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 514-521, 2nd IEEE Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia, Beijing, China, 24/10/01. https://doi.org/10.1007%2F3-540-45453-5_66

Query by Visual Example : Assessing the Usability of Content-Based Image Retrieval System User Interfaces. / Venters, Colin C.; Hartley, Richard J.; Cooper, Matthew D. et al.

Advances in Multimedia Information Processing - PCM 2001: Second IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Multimedia Beijing, China, October 24–26, 2001 Proceedings. ed. / Heung-Yeung Shum; Mark Liao; Shih-Fu Chang. Vol. LNCS 2195 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2001. p. 514-521 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 2195 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Venters CC, Hartley RJ, Cooper MD, Hewitt WT. Query by Visual Example: Assessing the Usability of Content-Based Image Retrieval System User Interfaces. In Shum H-Y, Liao M, Chang S-F, editors, Advances in Multimedia Information Processing - PCM 2001: Second IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Multimedia Beijing, China, October 24–26, 2001 Proceedings. Vol. LNCS 2195. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. 2001. p. 514-521. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). Epub 2001 Nov 20. doi: 10.1007%2F3-540-45453-5_66

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