MPEG-7: Multimedia Content Description Interface

MPEG-7 (ISO/IEC 15938) is a suite of standards for the description and search of audio, visual, and multimedia content. It provides a rich set of tools to describe multimedia content, facilitating efficient searching, filtering, and management.

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