The Automatic Generation of Formal Annotations in a Multimedia Indexing and Searching Environment

Thierry Declerck, Peter Wittenburg, Hamish Cunningham

Abstract: We describe in this paper the MU-MIS Project (Multimedia Indexing and Searching Environment), which is concerned with the development and integration of base technologies, demonstrated within a laboratory prototype, to support automated multimedia indexing and to facilitate search and retrieval from multimedia databases. We stress the role linguistically motivated annotations, coupled with domain-specific information, can play within this environment. The project will demonstrate that innovative technology components can operate on multilingual, multisource, and multimedia information and create a meaningful and queryable database.