Overview

imgSeekNet is a part of the imgSeek project. The final goal is a distributed content-based image search engine or peer to peer network. Currently, the first prototype is under development, featuring an image server capable of receiving content-based queries from a client.

Technologies used

Twisted Matrix is an event-driven networking framework. All peer communication happens using the Perspective Broker (twisted.spread.pb module)
wxPython is used as the GUI toolkit for the client, and as an aid for server configuration
wxGlade is used as a GUI designer
Python is used as the programming language for the GUI and networking
BerkeleyDB python bindings and SQLite will be used for managing image metadata and categorization.
C++ (as a python module) is used on CPU intensive tasks such as image processing. STL container classes are also used.
py2exe converts the main python program into an executable windows program, wrapping the python interpreter and all libraries used.
NSIS installer generates the Windows™ installer.

Current features

version 0.1

image database server, capable of receiving remote method calls with content queries from several simultaneous clients
graphical (wxWindows) and web (built-in server) frontend to multiple image servers in a cluster
query by content, keyword, or random images
suitable for a cluster of image repositories on a controlled server environment

Planned features

query forwarding between connected peers
improved web frontend for sharing and annotating images
security restrictions and viewing profiles