Query processing in a multimedia document system

TLDR

Multimedia documents are information objects that contain formatted data, text, images, graphics, and voice. The paper describes query processing in a multimedia document system. The system uses a query language built on a conceptual document model enabling content and structure queries, and its architecture emphasizes a storage organization that supports both optical and magnetic devices. The study discusses query processing and evaluates different strategies using an optimization algorithm.

Abstract

Query processing in a multimedia document system is described. Multimedia documents are information objects containing formatted data, text, image, graphics, and voice. The query language is based on a conceptual document model that allows the users to formulate queries on both document content and structure. The architecture of the system is outlined, with focus on the storage organization in which both optical and magnetic devices can coexist. Query processing and the different strategies evaluated by our optimization algorithm are discussed.