Modification of images and associated text

US9996556B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9996556-B2
Application numberUS-201715616555-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 7, 2017
Priority dateSep 29, 2015
Publication dateJun 12, 2018
Grant dateJun 12, 2018

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A computer-implemented method includes receiving an image. The image includes one or more objects and one or more text portions. The computer-implemented method further includes identifying the one or more objects. The computer-implemented method further includes, for each of the one or more objects identified, extracting an object tag. The computer-implemented method further includes, for each of the one or more text portions, extracting a text tag. The computer-implemented method further includes, for each text tag, determining whether the text tag describes any of the one or more objects based on the object tag extracted from each object to yield a determination. The computer-implemented method further includes, responsive to the determination: performing an image process to that of the one or more objects, and performing a text process to that of the one or more text portions. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed.

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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: performing a text process to an image, wherein the text process comprises: assigning a type of speech part to one or more objects included in an image, wherein said type of speech part assigned to each of said one or more objects is based, at least in part, on a selection sequence of said one or more objects; and generating text corresponding to each of said one or more objects selected based, at least in part, on said type of speech part assigned to each of said one or more objects. 2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein generating text corresponding to each of said one or more objects selected is further based on contextual information associated with each of said one or more objects. 3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: identifying said one or more objects included in said image; and extracting an object tag for each object of said one or more objects. 4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein generating text corresponding to each of said one or more objects selected is further based on said object tag extracted for each object. 5. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein each object tag extracted for said one or more objects is displayed in a tag list. 6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising performing a first image process on a first object included in said image based, at least in part, on a selection of a first object tag displayed in said tag list. 7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising performing a second image process on a second object included in said image based, at least in part, on a selection of said second object. 8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein performing said second image process is further based, at least in part, on contextual information associated with said second object. 9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein performing said second image process is further based, at least in part, on historical selection data associated with said second object.

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  • using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information · CPC title

  • Physics · mapped topic

  • Creating or editing images; Combining images with text · CPC title

  • Physics · mapped topic

  • Physics · mapped topic

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What does patent US9996556B2 cover?
A computer-implemented method includes receiving an image. The image includes one or more objects and one or more text portions. The computer-implemented method further includes identifying the one or more objects. The computer-implemented method further includes, for each of the one or more objects identified, extracting an object tag. The computer-implemented method further includes, for each…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
IBM
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F16/5866. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 12 2018 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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