The MPEG-7 Visual Standard under development specifies content-based descri
ptors that allow users or agents Cor search engines) to measure similarity
in images or video based on visual criteria, and can be used to efficiently
identify, filter, or browse images or video based on visual content. More
specifically, MPEG-7 specifies color, texture, object shape, global motion,
or object motion features for this purpose. This paper outlines the aim, m
ethodologies, and broad details of the MPEG-7 Standard development for visu
al content description.