Image management through lexical representations
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1. A method for image management comprising:
- accessing image data for an image containing objects;
generating graphical representations of the objects;
determining the centroids and the sizes of the graphical representations;
determining the locations of the centroids;
determining morphologies of the graphical representations based upon the determined locations of the centroids, wherein the morphologies of the graphical representations comprise physical relationships of the graphical representations with respect to each other;
assigning human readable lexical representations of the locations of the centroids, the sizes, the colors and morphologies of the graphical representations; and
storing the assigned human readable lexical representations in a database searchable through human readable lexicon.
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Abstract
In a method for image management, image data for an image containing objects is accessed. Graphical representations of the objects are generated and the centroids and the sizes of the graphical representations are determined. The locations of the centroids are determined and the morphologies of the graphical representations based upon the locations of the centroids are determined. Human readable lexical representations of the locations of the centroids, the sizes, the colors and morphologies of the graphical representations are assigned and are stored in a database, which is searchable through human readable lexicon.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for image management comprising:
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accessing image data for an image containing objects; generating graphical representations of the objects; determining the centroids and the sizes of the graphical representations; determining the locations of the centroids; determining morphologies of the graphical representations based upon the determined locations of the centroids, wherein the morphologies of the graphical representations comprise physical relationships of the graphical representations with respect to each other; assigning human readable lexical representations of the locations of the centroids, the sizes, the colors and morphologies of the graphical representations; and storing the assigned human readable lexical representations in a database searchable through human readable lexicon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An image management system comprising:
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processing circuitry configured to access image data of a plurality of images, said processing circuitry being configured to generate graphical representations of objects contained in the plurality of images, to determine the centroids and the sizes of the graphical representations, to determine morphologies of the graphical representations, and to assign human readable lexical representations of the locations of the centroids, the sizes, the colors and the morphologies of the graphical representations; and storage circuitry configured to store the plurality of images and to store the plurality of human readable lexical representations of the plurality of images. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable storage medium on which is embedded one or more computer programs, said one or more computer programs implementing a method for image management, said one or more computer programs comprising a set of instructions for:
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accessing image data for a plurality of images containing objects; generating graphical representations of the objects; determining the centroids and the sizes of the graphical representations; determining the locations of the centroids for each of the plurality of images; determining morphologies of the graphical representations based upon the charted locations of the centroids, wherein the morphologies of the graphical representations comprise physical relationships of the graphical representations with respect to each other; assigning human readable lexical representations of the locations of the centroids, the sizes, the colors and morphologies of the graphical representations for each of the plurality of images; and storing the assigned human readable lexical representations in a database, said database being searchable through search queries containing human readable lexicon.
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