Reverse k-nearest neighbor search based on aggregate point access methods

Abstract

We propose an original solution for the general reverse k-nearest neighbor (RkNN) search problem in Euclidean spaces. Compared to the limitations of existing methods for the RkNN search, our approach works on top of Multi-Resolution Aggregate (MRA) versions of any index structures for multidimensional feature spaces where each non-leaf node is additionally associated with aggregate information like the sum of all leaf-entries indexed by that node. Our solution outperforms the state-of-the-art RkNN algorithms in terms of query execution times because it exploits advanced strategies for pruning index entries. © 2009 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.