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Recall: Empowering Multimodal Embedding for Edge Devices (arxiv.org)
1 point by PaulHoule on Oct 3, 2024 | hide | past | pdf | discuss on HN

In plain words: A phone-friendly system turns photos, text and other data into rough search keys, then narrows results by checking each query more closely. It retrieves past information faster and more accurately than heavier search models while using little memory and battery.

Abstract

Human memory is inherently prone to forgetting. To address this, multimodal embedding models have been introduced, which transform diverse real-world data into a unified embedding space. These embeddings can be retrieved efficiently, aiding mobile users in recalling past information. However, as model complexity grows, so do its resource demands, leading to reduced throughput and heavy computational requirements that limit mobile device implementation. In this paper, we introduce RECALL, a novel on-device multimodal embedding system optimized for resource-limited mobile environments. RECALL achieves high-throughput, accurate retrieval by generating coarse-grained embeddings and leveraging query-based filtering for refined retrieval. Experimental results demonstrate that RECALL delivers high-quality embeddings with superior throughput, all while operating unobtrusively with minimal memory and energy consumption.

Dongqi Cai, Shangguang Wang, Chen Peng, Zeling Zhang, Mengwei Xu
arXiv:2409.15342 · cs.IR, cs.AI, cs.LG · submitted Sep 9, 2024
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