System and method of selecting images according to color content
First Claim
1. A method of selecting an image in a database of images based upon color, the method comprising:
- receiving a search color represented in a first color model;
calculating a similarity measure for a first plurality of images in the database, wherein color content of the images in the database is represented in the first color model and the similarity measure is based upon a comparison of the search color and the color content of the image;
selecting an image having a similarity measure indicating a greatest similarity between the search color and the color content of the image.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided that include a database of images, a user interface device, and a search device. The search device receives a search color, calculates a similarity measure for a plurality of images in the database, selects an image having a similarity measure indicating a greatest similarity between the search color and the color content of the image, and sends the selected image to the user interface device. The search color and the color content of the images in the database are represented in a first color model. The similarity measure is based upon a comparison of the search color and the color content of the image.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of selecting an image in a database of images based upon color, the method comprising:
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receiving a search color represented in a first color model;
calculating a similarity measure for a first plurality of images in the database, wherein color content of the images in the database is represented in the first color model and the similarity measure is based upon a comparison of the search color and the color content of the image;
selecting an image having a similarity measure indicating a greatest similarity between the search color and the color content of the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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an image database, comprising a plurality of images, wherein color content of the images in the database is represented in a first color model; and
a search device, operable to;
receive a search color represented in the first color model, calculate a similarity measure for a first plurality of images in the database, wherein the similarity measure is based upon a comparison of the search color and the color content of the image, select an image having a similarity measure indicating a greatest similarity between the search color and the color content of the image, and transmit the selected image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of selecting an object, the method for use with a database of objects, the database comprising, for a plurality of objects in the database, an image of the object and associated information relating to the object, wherein color content of the images is represented in a color model, the method comprising:
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receiving a search color represented in the color model;
calculating a similarity measure for a plurality of images in the database, wherein the similarity measure is based upon a comparison of the search color and the color content of the image;
selecting an image having a similarity measure within a predetermined range of similarity measure values;
displaying the selected image and the associated information relating to the object.
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