Multimedia databases

Abstract

The rapidly growing interest in building multimedia tools and applications has created a need for the development of multimedia database management systems (MMDBMSs) as a tool for efficient organization, storage and retrieval of multimedia objects. We begin with a word about traditional database management systems (DBMSs). Then we present an overview of the MMDBMS research issues, challenges, methods, models, and architectures. We review the state of the art and research contributions from related disciplines. Finally, we consider possibilities and probabilities for MMDBMS research in the future.

Design issues of multimedia information indexing and retrieval systems

“…To meet this requirement, common MIRSs consist of a number of functional modules (library functions) or managers [12]. To meet this requirement, common MIRSs consist of a number of functional modules (library functions) or managers [12].…”

“…There is a general consensus that the MIRS data model should be based on object-oriented principle and multi-layer hierarchy [12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Object-oriented design encapsulates code and data into a single unit called an object.…”

A Normalization Framework for Multimedia Databases

“…The Internet boom has increased this trend, introducing many new interesting issues related to the storage and management of distributed multimedia data. For these reasons, data models and database management systems (DBMSs) have been extended in order to enable the modeling and management of complex data types, including multimedia data [29]. In particular, other than working on the extension of data models, the research community has focused on indexing techniques enabling content-based retrieval of multimedia information, query paradigms and languages, clustering techniques, and support for distributed multimedia information management.…”

<title>Querying and navigating of multimedia objects</title>

“…In the 1980s, most ofthe research on multimedia databases is mainly focused on time-independent multimedia data modeling, and thne-independent multimedia database system designing such as image or pictorial databases [19]. Since the 1990s, more and more research efforts have been made on time-dependent multimedia data (such as video, audio, and animation) modeling and database design [3] [5] [13]. However, most of them are based on traditional data model, query language, which lacks the ability to represent the complex characters and multiple dimensions ofthe multimedia objects.…”