System for image intelligence exploitation and creation

• US 10,176,249 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2014
• Issued: 01/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Raytheon Company (Rtx Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Raytheon Company (Rtx Corporation)
• Inventors: Taber, James E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Beausoliel, Jr, Robert W
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ganger, Arthur
• Application Number:
  US14/501,703
• Publication Number:
  US 20160092582A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,561 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3329 Natural language query formulation or dialogue systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3332 Query translation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/53 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

A system, and corresponding method, for retrieving image and metadata from multiple sources in response to a query received from an originator having a corresponding clearance level. The query is received through an interface and then any errors or ambiguities in the received query are determined and corrected to create a parsed query. A standardized query is created from the parsed query and has a system usable format including corresponding query processing limitations and the standardized query is stored for later processing. The standardized query comprises one or more terms not accessible to the originator. The stored standardized query is processed to collect resulting corresponding image and metadata information. The query results are presented to the originator if a corresponding clearance level of the query results is at or below the clearance level of the originator.

Claims

1. A method of retrieving image and metadata from multiple sources, in response to a query from an originator having a corresponding classification level, the method implemented in a system comprising a hardware processor coupled to a non-transitory memory including code executed by the processor to execute the method comprising the steps of:

receiving the query from the originator through an interface;

creating a parsed query from the received query by determining and correcting any errors and ambiguities in the received query;

creating a standardized query from the parsed query, the standardized query having a predetermined system usable format including corresponding query processing limitations wherein one or more query terms in the standardized query are hidden from the originator;

storing the standardized query for subsequent processing;

processing the stored standardized query against the multiple sources and retrieving image and metadata information within the query processing limitations until complete; and

delivering the retrieved image and metadata information to the query originator,

wherein the one or more hidden query terms comprise terms or other information that are at a classification level that is higher than the classification level of the originator.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the query includes providing a user interface including security access, user account and query feedback functions.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of creating the parsed query includes verifying clarity of location identity information and metadata descriptions in the received query.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of creating the parsed query includes translating a human generated query into a predetermined system usable format.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of creating the standardized query includes converting the parsed query into a standard format and adding rules for effective searching of the multiple sources for the standardized query.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of processing the stored standardized query comprises selecting one or more sources of query information for fulfilling the standardized query and sending the standardized query to the selected one or more sources.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of processing the stored standardized query comprises storing retrieved query information until the query is completed.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of processing the completed query for delivery includes formatting the retrieved query information and combining image and metadata.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of processing the completed query for delivery includes transmitting formatted query information in user selectable formats and via user selectable delivery modes.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling the steps of receiving, standardizing, processing stored queries and processing completed queries for security purposes.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of delivering the retrieved image and metadata information further comprises:

determining an information classification level corresponding to the retrieved image and metadata information; and

delivering the retrieved image and metadata information only if the information classification level is not higher than the originator classification level.

12. A system for retrieving image and metadata from multiple sources in response to a query received, from an originator having a corresponding classification level, at an interface, comprising:

a hardware processor coupled to the interface; and

a non-transitory memory, coupled to the processor, the memory including code representing instructions that when executed cause the processor to;

receive the query through the interface;

create a parsed query from the received query by determining and correcting errors and ambiguities in the received query;

create a standardized query from the parsed query, the standardized query having a predetermined system usable format including corresponding query processing limitations wherein one or more query terms in the standardized query are hidden from the originator;

store the standardized query for subsequent processing;

process the stored standardized query against the multiple sources and retrieve image and metadata information within the query limitations; and

deliver the retrieved image and metadata information to the query originator,

wherein the one or more hidden query terms comprise terms or other information that are at a classification level that is higher than the classification level of the originator.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to provide a user interface including security access, user account and query feedback functions.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to create the parsed query by verifying clarity of location identity information and metadata descriptions in the received query.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to create the parsed query by translating a human generated query into a predetermined system usable format.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to create the standardized query by converting the parsed query into a standard format and adding rules for effective searching of the multiple sources for the standardized query.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to process the stored standardized query by selecting one or more sources of query information for fulfilling the standardized query and sending the standardized query to the selected one or more sources.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to store retrieved query information until the processing of the stored standardized query is completed.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to process the completed query for delivery by formatting the retrieved query information and combining image and metadata.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to process formatted query information for delivery in user selectable formats and via user selectable delivery modes.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to control the processes of:

receiving queries, standardizing parsed queries, processing stored queries and processing completed queries, for security purposes.

22. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory further comprises code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to:

determine an information classification level corresponding to the retrieved image and metadata information; and

deliver the retrieved image and metadata information only if the information classification level is not higher than the originator classification level.