System and method for selecting pictures for presentation with text content
First Claim
1. A method for selecting a picture for use with a text item in creating a presentation, the method comprising:
- identifying information about a content of each picture in a collection of pictures;
identifying information about a content of a text item;
programmatically selecting a given picture from the collection of pictures based at least in part on the information about the text item and the information identified about the given picture; and
creating a presentation based on the text item and the given picture.
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Abstract
One or more pictures may be selected for use with a text item, such as an article (news story, blog entry, online magazine) or post (e.g. informal blog entry). Pictures may be selected from a library, such as a collection of stock photographs. Stock photographs are pictures that are available for purchase and use. Information about the content of the picture may be identified. The text item that is to be supplied the picture may be also be analyzed in its content. A given picture from the collection is then programmatically selected based on the identified information about the picture and the text item. A presentation may be created based on the text item and the given picture that is selected.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for selecting a picture for use with a text item in creating a presentation, the method comprising:
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identifying information about a content of each picture in a collection of pictures;
identifying information about a content of a text item;
programmatically selecting a given picture from the collection of pictures based at least in part on the information about the text item and the information identified about the given picture; and
creating a presentation based on the text item and the given picture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for selecting a picture for use with an article on a web page, the method comprising:
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identifying one or more categories for each picture in a collection of pictures;
retrieving news stories from a plurality of network locations where news stories are provided;
identifying one or more categories for each of the plurality of news stories;
programmatically selecting a given picture from the collection of pictures by comparing at least one of the one or more categories of each picture with a corresponding news story that includes the one or more categories of the given picture; and
creating a presentation on the web page based on the news story and the given picture. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for selecting a picture for use with a text item in creating a presentation, the method comprising:
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a picture index that holds category information about each picture in a plurality of pictures; and
a picture picker module that receives a category information about an article, and access the picture index to identify at least one picture having a corresponding category information to the article, - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-readable medium carrying instructions for selecting a picture for use with a text item in creating a presentation, wherein the instructions include instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform steps that comprise:
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identifying information about a content of each picture in a collection of pictures;
identifying information about a content of a text item based at least in part on the information about the text item;
programmatically selecting a given picture from the collection of pictures; and
creating a presentation based on the text item and the given picture.
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