ReCoVR: Closing the Loop in Interactive Composed Video Retrieval

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Main Authors: Zhang, Bingqing, Zhang, Yi, Cao, Zhuo, Li, Yang, Li, Xue, Liu, Jiajun, Wang, Sen
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Published: 2026
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author Zhang, Bingqing
Zhang, Yi
Cao, Zhuo
Li, Yang
Li, Xue
Liu, Jiajun
Wang, Sen
author_facet Zhang, Bingqing
Zhang, Yi
Cao, Zhuo
Li, Yang
Li, Xue
Liu, Jiajun
Wang, Sen
contents Composed video retrieval (CoVR) searches for target videos using a reference video and a modification text, but existing methods are restricted to a single interaction round and cannot support the progressive nature of real-world visual search. To bridge this gap, we first formalize interactive composed video retrieval, a multi-turn extension of CoVR, where users progressively refine their search intent through natural-language feedback across turns. Adapting existing interactive retrieval methods to this setting reveals two structural weaknesses: reliance on a single retrieval channel and an open-loop retrieval design that consumes user feedback but does not diagnose whether its own retrieval trajectory is drifting or stagnating. To address these limitations, we propose ReCoVR (Reflexive Composed Video Retrieval), a dual-pathway architecture built on reflexive perception, where the system treats its retrieval history as diagnostic evidence alongside user feedback. Specifically, an Intent Pathway routes heterogeneous feedback to complementary retrieval channels, while a Reflection Pathway performs trajectory-level reflection to monitor result evolution and correct retrieval errors across turns. Experiments on multiple benchmarks show that ReCoVR consistently outperforms interactive baselines, notably achieving 74.30% R@1 after just one interactive round on the WebVid-CoVR-Test dataset.
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spellingShingle ReCoVR: Closing the Loop in Interactive Composed Video Retrieval
Zhang, Bingqing
Zhang, Yi
Cao, Zhuo
Li, Yang
Li, Xue
Liu, Jiajun
Wang, Sen
Information Retrieval
I.2.10; H.3.3
Composed video retrieval (CoVR) searches for target videos using a reference video and a modification text, but existing methods are restricted to a single interaction round and cannot support the progressive nature of real-world visual search. To bridge this gap, we first formalize interactive composed video retrieval, a multi-turn extension of CoVR, where users progressively refine their search intent through natural-language feedback across turns. Adapting existing interactive retrieval methods to this setting reveals two structural weaknesses: reliance on a single retrieval channel and an open-loop retrieval design that consumes user feedback but does not diagnose whether its own retrieval trajectory is drifting or stagnating. To address these limitations, we propose ReCoVR (Reflexive Composed Video Retrieval), a dual-pathway architecture built on reflexive perception, where the system treats its retrieval history as diagnostic evidence alongside user feedback. Specifically, an Intent Pathway routes heterogeneous feedback to complementary retrieval channels, while a Reflection Pathway performs trajectory-level reflection to monitor result evolution and correct retrieval errors across turns. Experiments on multiple benchmarks show that ReCoVR consistently outperforms interactive baselines, notably achieving 74.30% R@1 after just one interactive round on the WebVid-CoVR-Test dataset.
title ReCoVR: Closing the Loop in Interactive Composed Video Retrieval
topic Information Retrieval
I.2.10; H.3.3
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.09836