Method for retrieving images by content measure metadata encoding
First Claim
1. A method of retrieving images by content measure metadata encoding, comprising:
- retrieving a first object, wherein the first object comprises a first measurement information encoded in metadata elements of a first hypertext markup language (HTML) document;
comparing the first object with a second object, wherein the second object comprises a second measurement information encoded in metadata elements of a second hypertext markup language (HTML) document;
retrieving the second object in response to the difference between the first measurement information of the first HTML document and the second measurement information of the second HTML document being less than or equal to a threshold difference value.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for retrieving images by content measure metadata encoding. The method includes measuring selected features of a first object to form a first measurement information, encoding the first measurement information in metadata elements of a first hypertext markup language (HTML) document comprising a link to the first object, measuring selected features of a second object to form a second measurement information, encoding the second measurement information in metadata elements of a second hypertext markup language (HTML) document comprising a link to the second object, and retrieving the second object in response to the difference between the first measurement information of the first HTML document and the second measurement information of the second HTML document being less than or equal to a threshold difference value.
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52 Claims
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1. A method of retrieving images by content measure metadata encoding, comprising:
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retrieving a first object, wherein the first object comprises a first measurement information encoded in metadata elements of a first hypertext markup language (HTML) document;
comparing the first object with a second object, wherein the second object comprises a second measurement information encoded in metadata elements of a second hypertext markup language (HTML) document;
retrieving the second object in response to the difference between the first measurement information of the first HTML document and the second measurement information of the second HTML document being less than or equal to a threshold difference value.
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2. A method of retrieving images by content measure metadata encoding, comprising:
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measuring selected features of a first object to form a first measurement information;
encoding the first measurement information in metadata elements of a first hypertext markup language (HTML) document comprising a link to the first object;
measuring selected features of a second object to form a second measurement information;
encoding the second measurement information in metadata elements of a second hypertext markup language (HTML) document comprising a link to the second object; and
retrieving the second object in response to the difference between the first measurement information of the first HTML document and the second measurement information of the second HTML document being less than or equal to a threshold difference value.
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3. A method of encoding images by content measure metadata encoding, comprising:
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measuring selected features of an object to form measurement information;
constructing a histogram for each of the selected features using the measurement information;
determining an area encompassed by each of the histograms; and
encoding areas of the histograms in metadata elements of a hypertext markup language (HTML) document. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of retrieving images by content measure metadata encoding, comprising:
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measuring selected features of a first object to form a first measurement information;
constructing a first histogram for each of the selected features using the first measurement information;
determining a first area encompassed by each of the first histograms;
encoding the first areas of the first histograms in metadata elements of a first hypertext markup language (HTML) document;
measuring selected features of a second object to form a second measurement information;
constructing a second histogram for each of the selected features using the second measurement information;
determining a first area encompassed by each of the first histograms;
encoding the first areas of the first histograms in metadata elements of a first hypertext markup language (HTML) document; and
retrieving the second object in response to the difference between first measurement information of the first HTML document and the second measurement information of the second HTML document being less than or equal to a threshold difference value. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system of retrieving images by content measure metadata encoding, comprising:
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means for retrieving a first object, wherein the first object comprises a first measurement information encoded in metadata elements of a first hypertext markup language (HTML) document;
means for comparing the first object with a second object, wherein the second object comprises a second measurement information encoded in metadata elements of a second hypertext markup language (HTML) document;
means for retrieving the second object in response to the difference between the first measurement information of the first HTML document and the second measurement information of the second HTML document being less than or equal to a threshold difference value. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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28. A system of retrieving images by content measure metadata encoding, comprising:
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means for measuring selected features of a first object to form a first measurement information;
means for encoding the first measurement information in metadata elements of a first hypertext markup language (HTML) document comprising a link to the first object;
means for measuring selected features of a second object to form a second measurement information;
means for encoding the second measurement information in metadata elements of a second hypertext markup language (HTML) document comprising a link to the second object; and
means for retrieving the second object in response to the difference between the first measurement information of the first HTML document and the second measurement information of the second HTML document being less than or equal to a threshold difference value.
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29. A system of encoding images by content measure metadata encoding, comprising:
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means for measuring selected features of an object to form measurement information;
means for constructing a histogram for each of the selected features using the measurement information;
means for determining an area encompassed by each of the histograms; and
means for encoding areas of the histograms in metadata elements of a hypertext markup language (HTML) document. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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41. A system of retrieving images by content measure metadata encoding, comprising:
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means for measuring selected features of a first object to form a first measurement information;
means for constructing a first histogram for each of the selected features using the first measurement information;
means for determining a first area encompassed by each of the first histograms;
means for encoding the first areas of the first histograms in metadata elements of a first hypertext markup language (HTML) document;
means for measuring selected features of a second object to form a second measurement information;
means for constructing a second histogram for each of the selected features using the second measurement information;
means for determining a first area encompassed by each of the first histograms;
means for encoding the first areas of the first histograms in metadata elements of a first hypertext markup language (HTML) document; and
means for retrieving the second object in response to the difference between the first measurement information of the first HTML document and the second measurement information of the second HTML document being less than or equal to a threshold difference value. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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