Systems and methods for determining semiotic similarity between queries and database entries
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Abstract
A semiotic analysis system, computer readable medium and method are described. The system has a computer and a searchable database in communication with the computer. The database has a piece of media, a portion of which is associated with a semiotic describer. The computer readable medium has pieces of media, at least one of which has a portion identified by a semiotic describer. The method includes providing a database of pieces of media, portions of which are associated with a semiotic describer. A query having a semiotic signifier is provided, and the query is used to search for and retrieve possibly relevant media corresponding to the query.
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1-83. -83. (canceled)
- 84. A computer readable medium including at least one entry stored thereon, wherein at least one portion of the at least one entry includes entry signs and is associated with at least one describer that identifies at least one semiotic property among at least some of the entry signs included in the at least one portion, wherein the at least one semiotic property is a member of a group of semiotic properties, in which the group includes between two and ten different dimensions of semiotic relations, in which each dimension is divided into at least three types of sign elements, each of which can be further subdivided, and in which each semiotic property is independent of the thematic content denoted by signs.
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