Automatic Extraction and Registration of Physical Feature Vectors for Digital Traditional Crafting Database

In this paper, we propose a Kansei retrieval method based on the design pattern of traditional Japanese crafting object to provide a user with the desired presentation space in digital traditional Japanese crafting system. The visual quantitative feature values are extracted by using visual pattern image coding (VPIC). These values include the total number, the frequency, the dispersion rate and the deviation rate for different edges. The quantitative feature values for traditional Japanese crafting objects are registered in the multimedia database and the relation between Kansei words and the visual feature of traditional Japanese crafting objects are analyzed by using the questionnaire. Then, the visual features are compared with the quantitative feature values. Through the above process, we can find the relation between the design pattern components and edge types using VPIC. By finding this relation, the Kansei retrieval method can be realized