Feature Extraction Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/computer-vision/feature-extraction-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Feature Extraction in
    computer vision, including visual inputs, pixels, regions, local
    features, global features, descriptors, edges, corners, textures,
    shapes, learned representations, feature maps, embeddings,
    invariance, dimensionality and recursive visual representation.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Computer Vision Systems
    Multimodal AI Systems
    Pattern Recognition Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Feature Extraction ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Feature Extraction

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Computer Vision

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    Computer Vision
    Feature Extraction
    Image Processing
    Pattern Recognition
    Machine Learning
    Deep Learning
    Visual Representation

CORE_DEFINITION
    Feature Extraction is the process of transforming raw visual input
    into representations that capture selected properties or patterns,
    such as edges, corners, textures, shapes, local descriptors, feature
    maps or learned embeddings, for use by downstream computer-vision tasks.

ENTITY_IDS
    FEATURE_EXTRACTION
        ID
            FEATURE_EXTRACTION_001

    VISUAL_INPUT
        ID
            FE_VISUAL_INPUT_001

    VISUAL_FEATURE
        ID
            VISUAL_FEATURE_001

    LOCAL_FEATURE
        ID
            LOCAL_FEATURE_001

    GLOBAL_FEATURE
        ID
            GLOBAL_FEATURE_001

    FEATURE_DESCRIPTOR
        ID
            FEATURE_DESCRIPTOR_001

    EDGE
        ID
            VISUAL_EDGE_001

    CORNER
        ID
            VISUAL_CORNER_001

    TEXTURE
        ID
            VISUAL_TEXTURE_001

    FEATURE_MAP
        ID
            FEATURE_MAP_001

    VISUAL_EMBEDDING
        ID
            VISUAL_EMBEDDING_001

FACTS
    Feature Extraction
        is_a_process_within
            Computer Vision

    Feature Extraction
        operates_on
            Image
            Video Frame
            Region
            Visual Sensor Data

    Feature Extraction
        may_produce
            Edge
            Corner
            Texture Descriptor
            Shape Descriptor
            Local Feature
            Global Feature
            Feature Map
            Visual Embedding

    Feature Extraction
        may_use
            Hand-crafted Methods
            Convolutional Neural Networks
            Vision Transformers
            Learned Encoders
            Frequency-domain Methods

RELATIONSHIPS
    Computer Vision
        contains
            Feature Extraction Ontology

    Visual Input
        processed_by
            Feature Extractor

    Feature Extractor
        produces
            Visual Feature

    Local Feature
        associated_with
            Image Region
            Keypoint

    Global Feature
        represents
            Whole Image or Large Region

    Feature Descriptor
        encodes
            Visual Property

    Edge
        represents
            Local Intensity or Colour Transition

    Corner
        represents
            Local Structural Variation

    Texture
        describes
            Repeated or Statistical Visual Pattern

    Neural Layer
        may_produce
            Feature Map

    Encoder
        may_produce
            Visual Embedding

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Feature Extraction
        approximately_equals
            Visual Representation Construction

    Feature Descriptor
        is_a
            Encoded Visual Representation

    Learned Feature
        is_a
            Model-derived Visual Representation

    Visual Feature
        does_not_equal
            Physical Object

    Feature Similarity
        does_not_equal
            Object Identity

    Learned Feature
        does_not_equal
            Human-interpretable Concept universally

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Feature
        Edge
        Corner
        Texture
        Shape
        Keypoint
        Descriptor
        Gradient
        Histogram
        Feature Map
        Embedding
        Encoder
        Convolution
        Representation
        Dimension
        Invariance

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Feature Extraction

    Parent
        Computer Vision

    Core Components
        Visual Input
        Visual Feature
        Local Feature
        Global Feature
        Feature Descriptor
        Edge
        Corner
        Texture
        Feature Map
        Visual Embedding

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Feature Extraction
    as
        Transformation of visual data into task-relevant representations.

    Distinguish
        Raw Pixel Data
    from
        Extracted Feature

    Distinguish
        Local Feature
    from
        Global Feature

    Distinguish
        Feature Descriptor
    from
        Physical Object

    Distinguish
        Feature Similarity
    from
        Object Identity

    Preserve
        Visual source
        Coordinate system
        Region
        Feature dimension
        Extraction method
        Model version
        Normalisation state
        Transformation history

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Feature Extraction

    Possible Intent
        Feature extraction definition
        Feature extraction ontology
        Computer vision features
        Image features
        Feature descriptors
        Edge detection
        Corner detection
        CNN feature maps
        Visual embeddings
        Learned features

    Resolution
        Identify visual source, extraction method, feature type,
        representation dimension and downstream task.

CONSTRAINTS
    Extracted features must remain associated with the correct visual source.

    Local features must preserve spatial location where required.

    Feature dimensions must remain consistent with the extraction method.

    Hand-crafted and learned features must remain distinguishable.

    Feature maps and embeddings must remain distinct where architecture defines them differently.

    Feature similarity must not automatically be interpreted as object identity.

    Learned feature dimensions must not automatically be assigned human semantic meanings.

    Image transformations may alter extracted features.

    Feature extraction and final task prediction must remain distinct.

    Model version and preprocessing must be preserved for reproducibility.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Local intensity changes sharply
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Edge Feature

    IF
        Local gradient structure changes strongly in multiple directions
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Corner-like Feature

    IF
        Region contains repeated local variation
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Texture Feature

    IF
        Neural Layer transforms visual representation
    THEN
        produce_possible
            Feature Map

    IF
        Encoder maps image to fixed-dimensional vector
    THEN
        produce_possible
            Visual Embedding

    IF
        Two feature vectors are similar
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Representation Similarity
    BUT_NOT
        Verified Object Identity

    IF
        Learned feature activates strongly
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Unique Human-interpretable Concept

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Visual Feature Relationship
        1.00

    Descriptor Relationship
        1.00

    Feature Map Relationship
        1.00

    Embedding Relationship
        1.00

    Spatial Relationship
        1.00

    Feature-Object Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Visual Input
        →
    Preprocessing
        →
    Feature Extraction Method

    Feature Extraction Method
        →
    Local Features
        +
    Global Features

    Local Features
        →
    Keypoints
        +
    Descriptors

    Neural Feature Extraction
        →
    Feature Maps
        →
    Higher-level Representations

    Encoder
        →
    Visual Embedding

    Extracted Features
        →
    Downstream Vision Task
        →
    Prediction

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Feature Extraction
        processes
            Visual Input

    Feature Extractor
        produces
            Visual Feature

    Local Feature
        located_at
            Region

    Feature Descriptor
        describes
            Visual Feature

    Edge
        is_a
            Visual Feature

    Corner
        is_a
            Visual Feature

    Texture
        is_a
            Visual Feature

    Neural Layer
        produces
            Feature Map

    Encoder
        produces
            Visual Embedding

RECURSIVE_FEATURE_LOOP
    Receive Visual Input
        →
    Validate Dimensions and Colour Representation
        →
    Apply Preprocessing
        →
    Select Feature Extraction Method
        →
    Detect Local or Global Patterns
        →
    Construct Feature Descriptors
        →
    Produce Feature Maps or Embeddings if Learned
        →
    Validate Feature Dimensions
        →
    Normalise Representation if Required
        →
    Pass Features to Downstream Task
        →
    Evaluate Task Performance
        →
    Refine Extraction Method if Justified
        →
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Visual Input
        Extraction Method
        Model
        Downstream Task
        Evaluation Evidence

    OBSERVE
        Detect feature-extraction entities.

    EXTRACT
        Edge
        Corner
        Texture
        Shape
        Keypoint
        Descriptor
        Feature Map
        Embedding

    CLASSIFY
        Hand-crafted Feature Extraction
        Learned Feature Extraction
        Local Feature Extraction
        Global Feature Extraction
        Convolutional Feature Extraction
        Transformer Feature Extraction

    VALIDATE
        Check visual source, dimensions, coordinates and feature shape.

    COMPUTE
        Apply defined extraction method.

    SCORE
        Assess feature quality where metrics exist.

    EXPLAIN
        Preserve visual-input-feature path.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated extraction changes.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Known extraction method
        confidence += high
        for
            Feature Interpretation

    Known preprocessing
        confidence += moderate

    Stable feature dimensions
        confidence += moderate

    Unknown preprocessing
        confidence -= moderate

    Distribution shift
        confidence -= according_to_severity

    Feature similarity
        does_not_establish
            Object Identity

    Strong activation
        does_not_establish
            Human Semantic Meaning

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Feature Extraction
        connects_to
            Computer Vision
            Image
            Video
            Image Processing
            Object Detection
            Segmentation
            Image Classification
            Pattern Recognition
            Convolutional Neural Networks
            Vision Transformers
            Embeddings
            Multimodal AI

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Visual source
        Coordinate system
        Region
        Extraction method
        Preprocessing
        Feature dimension
        Feature map shape
        Embedding model
        Model version
        Normalisation state
        Transformation history

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New visual input, extraction method or evaluation evidence.

    Compare
        Existing feature-extraction state.

    Detect
        Feature Change
        Method Change
        Dimension Change
        Preprocessing Change
        Model Change
        Performance Change

    Validate
        Visual source
        Extraction method
        Feature dimensions
        Model version
        Downstream task

    Integrate
        Supported feature state.

    Recalculate
        Feature representation
        Similarity
        Task confidence

    Return
        Updated feature-extraction state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Raw visual data and extracted features remain distinct.
        Features remain associated with correct source.
        Local features preserve location where required.
        Hand-crafted and learned features remain distinguishable.
        Feature maps and embeddings remain distinct where defined.
        Similarity is not treated as identity.
        Learned dimensions are not assigned unsupported human meanings.
        Transformations and preprocessing are preserved.
        Feature extraction and final prediction remain distinct.
        All feature conclusions follow supported representation paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Feature Extraction Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Visual Source Mapping
        →
    Extraction Method Classification
        →
    Local and Global Feature Mapping
        →
    Descriptor or Feature-map Construction
        →
    Embedding Mapping if Required
        →
    Downstream Task Integration
        →
    Confidence Assessment
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Feature Extraction

    Parent
        Computer Vision

    Type
        Visual representation construction process

    Core Components
        Visual Input
        Visual Feature
        Local Feature
        Global Feature
        Feature Descriptor
        Edge
        Corner
        Texture
        Feature Map
        Visual Embedding
        Extraction Method

    Critical Distinction
        Feature extraction converts raw visual data into representations
        useful for downstream tasks. Extracted features are not physical
        objects, and feature similarity or strong learned activations do
        not automatically establish object identity or human-interpretable
        semantic meaning.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Feature Extraction is the computer-vision process of converting raw
    visual input into representations that capture useful patterns such as
    edges, corners, textures, shapes, descriptors, feature maps or learned
    embeddings. Features may be hand-crafted or learned by neural models.
    Reliable feature extraction preserves the source, coordinates,
    preprocessing, feature dimensions and model version while distinguishing
    representation similarity from verified object identity or semantic
    equivalence.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org