Oracle8i Visual Information Retrieval Java Client User's Guide and Reference
Release 8.1.5

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Preface

Intended Audience

This guide is intended for anyone who is interested in storing, retrieving, and manipulating image data in an Oracle8i database using Oracle8i Visual Information Retrieval and a Java client interface, including developers of image specialization services.

Structure

This guide contains the following chapters:

Chapter 1  

Introduces Visual Information Retrieval and explains image-related concepts.  

Chapter 2  

Provides reference information about the Visual Information Retrieval Java class methods.  

Glossary  

Defines important terms related to data services and Visual Information Retrieval.  

Related Documents

This guide is not intended as a standalone document. It is a supplement to Oracle8i Visual Information Retreival User's Guide and Reference, specifically, to describe the Java client interface. You need both guides to successfully perform visual information retrieval using the Java interface to this product.

In addition, the OrdVir Java class library described in this guide contains many inherited methods that are documented in Oracle8i interMedia Audio, Image, and Video Java Client User's Guide and Reference. This guide should also be considered essential in understanding and using the Java interface to this product.


Note:

For information added after the release of this guide, refer to the online README.txt file under your ORACLE_HOME directory. Depending on your operating system, this file may be in:

ORACLE_HOME/ord/vir/admin/README.txt

Please see your operating-system specific installation guide for more information.  


For more information about using this product in a development environment, see the following documents in the Oracle8i documentation set:

For information about basic image storage and retrieval, see Oracle8i interMedia Audio, Image, and Video User's Guide and Reference.

Visual Information Retrieval is based on technology licensed from Virage, Inc. Visit the Virage Web site for additional information about this ongoing relationship: http://www.virage.com/oracle.

Conventions

In this guide, Oracle8i Visual Information Retrieval is sometimes referred to as simply, "the product" or "the option".

In examples, an implied carriage return occurs at the end of each line, unless otherwise noted. You must press the Return key at the end of a line of input.

The following conventions are also used in this guide:

Convention  Meaning 

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Vertical ellipsis points in an example mean that information not directly related to the example has been omitted.  

. . .  

Horizontal ellipsis points in statements or commands mean that parts of the statement or command not directly related to the example have been omitted  

boldface text  

Boldface text indicates a term defined in the text, the glossary, or in both locations.  

< >  

Angle brackets enclose user-supplied names.  

[ ]  

Brackets enclose optional clauses from which you can choose one or none.  

italic text  

Italic text is used for emphasis, for user-supplied variables, and for book titles.  




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