ISS Database - The Electronic PIcture RObot
'epiro'

Launch ISS here
or read the
ISS Operating Instructions
- JAVA and Javascript must be enabled in your browser
- You will see the main user interface
- Click onto the 'SHAPE' field: the sketchpad will appear
- Use your mouse to draw an outline of a shape, e.g. a heart
- Click 'DONE', this will show the main user interface again
- Click 'SEND' to start the search
- The result window will show up, giving you a first guess of results
- Select a shape by clicking 'GRAB SHAPE' below the requested image
- You will see the main user interface again, showing the selected shape
- Click 'SEND' to refine your search
Additionally you can specify your request by texture:
- Click 'TEXTURE' in the main user interface
- The texture selection appears
- Select a texture
- To disable the search by texture, click the 'OFF' button
- To search by texture only, click the 'HEAVY' button
- To search by shape and texture, click 'NORMAL'
- Remark: the combination of shape and texture works for refined search
('grabbed shapes') only
Search by keyword is NOT implemented.