System and method for using on-image gestures and multimedia content elements as search queries
First Claim
1. A method for searching a plurality of information sources using a multimedia content element, comprising:
- receiving an input search query including the multimedia content element and at least one on-image gesture detected thereon;
analyzing the at least one on-image gesture to determine at least one portion of the multimedia content element in which a user is interested;
generating at least one first signature for each of the at least one portion of the multimedia content element, wherein the at least one first signature is generated by a signature generator system including a plurality of at least partially statistically independent computational cores;
generating a textual search query using the at least the one first signature, wherein generating the textual search query further comprises matching the at least one first signature to a plurality of second signatures, wherein the textual search query is generated based on text associated with at least one matching second signature;
searching the plurality of information sources using the generated textual search query; and
causing the display of search results retrieved from the plurality of information sources on a user device.
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Abstract
A method and system for searching a plurality of information sources using a multimedia content element are provided. The method comprises receiving an input search query including the multimedia content element and at least one on-image gesture detected thereon; generating at least one signature for the multimedia content element; analyzing the at least one on-image gesture to determine at least one portion of the multimedia content element in which a user is interested; generating at least one signature for each of the at least one portion of the multimedia content element; generating a textual search query using the at least the one generated signature; searching the plurality of information sources using the generated textual search query; and causing the display of search results retrieved from the plurality of information sources on a user device.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for searching a plurality of information sources using a multimedia content element, comprising:
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receiving an input search query including the multimedia content element and at least one on-image gesture detected thereon; analyzing the at least one on-image gesture to determine at least one portion of the multimedia content element in which a user is interested; generating at least one first signature for each of the at least one portion of the multimedia content element, wherein the at least one first signature is generated by a signature generator system including a plurality of at least partially statistically independent computational cores; generating a textual search query using the at least the one first signature, wherein generating the textual search query further comprises matching the at least one first signature to a plurality of second signatures, wherein the textual search query is generated based on text associated with at least one matching second signature; searching the plurality of information sources using the generated textual search query; and causing the display of search results retrieved from the plurality of information sources on a user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for searching a plurality of information sources using a multimedia content element, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory contains instructions that when executed by the processor cause the system to; receive an input search query including the multimedia content element and at least one on-image gesture detected thereon; analyze the at least on-image gesture to determine at least one portion of the multimedia content element in which a user is interested; generate, by a signature generator, at least one first signature for each of the at least one portion of the multimedia content element, wherein the signature generator includes a plurality of at least partially statistically independent computational cores; generate a textual search query using the at least the one signature, wherein generating the textual search query further comprises matching the at least one first signature to a plurality of second signatures, wherein the textual search query is generated based on text associated with at least one matching second signature; search the plurality of information sources using the generated textual search query; and cause the display of search results retrieved from the plurality of information sources on a user device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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