OBJECT SEARCH AND NAVIGATION METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20100064254A1
• Filed: 07/08/2009
• Published: 03/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alon Atsmon, Dan Atsmon
• Original Assignee: Alon Atsmon, Dan Atsmon
• Inventors: Atsmon, Alon, Atsmon, Dan
• Granted Patent: US 9,607,327 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering

Abstract

A computer implemented method of presenting visual content items, comprising: grouping the visual content items according to predefined similarity rules relating to visual characteristics of the visual content items such that each group has a range for the number of its members; selecting a representative visual content item for each group; presenting the representative visual content item of each group that has a minimal number of members above a predefined threshold; and optionally presenting the visual content items alongside the representative visual content items. The grouping may be carried out by using predefined color groups; by using predefined shape groups; or using Keypoints of the visual content items, and relate to groups of human faces, product images and landscape images.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of presenting a plurality of visual content items, comprising:

grouping the visual content items according to predefined similarity rules relating to visual characteristics of the visual content items such that each group has a range for the number of its members;

selecting a representative visual content item for each group; and

presenting the representative visual content item of each group that has a minimal number of members above a predefined threshold.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising presenting the plurality of visual content items alongside the representative visual content items.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the range is a fixed number.

4. The computer implemented methods of claim 1, wherein the grouping is carried out by using predefined color groups.

5. The computer implemented methods of claim 1, wherein the grouping is carried out using predefined shape groups.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the groups comprises human faces.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the groups comprises product images.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the groups comprises landscape images.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the representative visual content items of each group are presented in descending order of their range for the number of its members.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the representative visual content items of each group are reduced images.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the representative visual content items of each group are thumbnails.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the representative visual content items are presented on a predefined sub part of a users'"'"' display.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the representative visual content items are presented on a separate window.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the groping is carried out using at least one keypoint of the visual content items.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the visual content items are product offerings.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the visual content items are product offerings presented on an online market place.

17. A data processing system for analyzing and presenting a plurality of visual content items, comprising:

a mediator server comprising a graphical user interface, the mediator server connected via a communication link with a user and with a plurality of sources holding the visual content items, and arranged to group the visual content items according to predefined similarity rules relating to visual characteristics of the visual content items such that each group has a range for the number of its members; and

to select a representative visual content item for each group,

wherein the graphical user interface is arranged to present the representative visual content items of each group that has a minimal number of members above a predefined threshold.

18. The data processing system of claim 17, wherein the graphical user interface is arranged to present the representative visual content items alongside the visual content items.