System and method for using an image to provide search results

US9208401B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9208401-B2
Application numberUS-201313899770-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 22, 2013
Priority dateNov 14, 2011
Publication dateDec 8, 2015
Grant dateDec 8, 2015

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A system and method uses one or more images provided to an image recognition capable search engine to obtain search results. The image recognition system may use one or more image match algorithms to create one or more possible product match sets. In the event multiple product match sets are created, the search results may be limited to product that appears in one or more of the plural possible product match sets.

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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-readable media embodied in a non-transient, physical memory device having stored thereon computer executable instructions for using an object of interest to provide search results in response to a search query, the instructions performing steps comprising: receiving at an image recognition search engine the search query wherein the search query is comprised of a plurality of images and wherein each of the plurality of images shows a different view…

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What does patent US9208401B2 cover?
A system and method uses one or more images provided to an image recognition capable search engine to obtain search results. The image recognition system may use one or more image match algorithms to create one or more possible product match sets. In the event multiple product match sets are created, the search results may be limited to product that appears in one or more of the plural possible…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ww Grainger Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q30/0601. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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