Searching of Images Based Upon Visual Similarity
US-2015356119-A1 · Dec 10, 2015 · US
Visual search using multiple visual input modalities
US9507803B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9507803-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314076890-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Publication date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
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Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for web-scale visual search capable of using a combination of visual input modalities are provided. An edgel index is created that includes shape-descriptors, including edgel-based representations, that correspond to each of a plurality of images. Each edgel-based representation includes pixels that depicts edges or boundary contours of an image and is created, at least in part, by segmenting the image into a plurality of image segments and performing a multi-phase contour detection on each segment. Upon receiving a search query having a visual query input, the visual query input is converted into shape-descriptors, including an edgel-based representation, and the shape-descriptors, including the edgel-based representation, of each of the plurality of images is compared with the shape-descriptors, including the edgel-based representation, of the visual query input to identify at least one image of the plurality of images that matches the visual query input.
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What is claimed is: 1. One or more computer-readable storage media devices storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method comprising: accessing a plurality of images; segmenting each of the plurality of images into a respective plurality of segments; creating an edgel-based representation and one or more shape-descriptors for the respective plurality of segments for each of the…
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- What does patent US9507803B2 cover?
- Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for web-scale visual search capable of using a combination of visual input modalities are provided. An edgel index is created that includes shape-descriptors, including edgel-based representations, that correspond to each of a plurality of images. Each edgel-based representation includes pixels that depicts edges or boundary contours of an i…
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- Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc
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- Primary CPC classification G06F17/30256. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 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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