Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for a Tag-Based Visual Search User Interface

• US 20080071749A1
• Filed: 09/14/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Schloter, Philipp
• Application Number:
  US11/855,409
• Publication Number:
  US 20080071749A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/434 using image data, e.g. images, photos, pictures taken by a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/437 Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialisation, adaptation, distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/489 using time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

An apparatus for providing a tag-based visual search user interface may include a processing element. The processing element may be configured to receive an indication of information desired by a user, receive data retrieved based on the indication, the retrieved data including a portion associated with a tag, and replace the tag with corresponding tag data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of information desired by a user;

receiving data retrieved based on the indication, the retrieved data including a portion associated with a tag; and

replacing the tag with corresponding tag data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing for a display of a portion of the retrieved data in which the portion of the retrieved data associated with the tag is replaced by the corresponding tag data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein providing for the display comprises displaying the portion of the retrieved data as an overlay with respect to real-time image data displayed on a device of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the indication of information desired by the user comprises receiving an indication of an image including an object and wherein the method further comprises conducting a visual search based on the object.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein replacing the tag comprises consulting a table of tags and corresponding tag data in order to identify tag data to use for replacing the tag.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether a condition for tag replacement is met prior to replacing the tag and replacing the tag only if the condition for tag replacement is met.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving data retrieved comprises receiving data at a client device subsequent to a pull operation to pull the retrieved data to the client device from a server in communication with the client device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving data retrieved comprises receiving data at a client device subsequent to a push operation to push the retrieved data to the client device from a server in communication with the client device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving data retrieved comprises receiving data at a server for subsequent communication to a client device, the data being received in response to a pull operation to pull the retrieved data to the client device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving data retrieved comprises receiving data at a server for subsequent communication to a client device, the data being received in response to a push operation to push the retrieved data to the client device.

11. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

a first executable portion for receiving an indication of information desired by a user;

a second executable portion for receiving data retrieved based on the indication, the retrieved data including a portion associated with a tag; and

a third executable portion for replacing the tag with corresponding tag data.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising a fourth executable portion for providing for a display of a portion of the retrieved data in which the portion of the retrieved data associated with the tag is replaced by the corresponding tag data.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the fourth executable portion includes instructions for displaying the portion of the retrieved data as an overlay with respect to real-time image data displayed on a device of the user.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the first executable portion includes instructions for receiving an indication of an image including an object and wherein the method further comprises a fourth executable portion for conducting a visual search based on the object.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the third executable portion includes instructions for consulting a table of tags and corresponding tag data in order to identify tag data to use for replacing the tag.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising a fourth executable portion for determining whether a condition for tag replacement is met prior execution of the third executable portion, wherein the third executable portion is executed only if the condition for tag replacement is met.

17. An apparatus comprising a processing element configured to:

receive an indication of information desired by a user;

receive data retrieved based on the indication, the retrieved data including a portion associated with a tag; and

replace the tag with corresponding tag data.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processing element is further configured to provide for a display of a portion of the retrieved data in which the portion of the retrieved data associated with the tag is replaced by the corresponding tag data.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the processing element is further configured to display the portion of the retrieved data as an overlay with respect to real-time image data displayed on a device of the user.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processing element is further configured to receive an indication of an image including an object and to conduct a visual search based on the object.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processing element is further configured to consult a table of tags and corresponding tag data in order to identify tag data to use for replacing the tag.

22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processing element is further configured to determine whether a condition for tag replacement is met prior to replacing the tag and replacing the tag only if the condition for tag replacement is met.

23. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving an indication of information desired by a user;

means for receiving data retrieved based on the indication, the retrieved data including a portion associated with a tag; and

means for replacing the tag with corresponding tag data.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising means for providing for a display of a portion of the retrieved data in which the portion of the retrieved data associated with the tag is replaced by the corresponding tag data.

25. The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising means for determining whether a condition for tag replacement is met prior to replacing the tag and replacing the tag only if the condition for tag replacement is met.