IMAGE SEARCH USING TEXT-BASED ELEMENTS WITHIN THE CONTENTS OF IMAGES
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1. A method performed by a mobile device of searching for electronic content, the method comprising:
- capturing an image from a rendered document;
searching for an electronic version of the image using characteristics of the image and using text within the contents of the image; and
receiving a result for the search based on the image characteristics and the text within the contents of the image.
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Abstract
A mobile device searches for electronic content. The mobile device captures an image from a rendered document, and searches for an electronic version of the image using characteristics of the image and using text within the contents of the image. The mobile device receives a result for the search based upon the image characteristics and the text within the context of the image.
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1. A method performed by a mobile device of searching for electronic content, the method comprising:
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capturing an image from a rendered document; searching for an electronic version of the image using characteristics of the image and using text within the contents of the image; and receiving a result for the search based on the image characteristics and the text within the contents of the image.
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2. A system for receiving image search queries, the system comprising:
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an image characteristic search component, wherein the image characteristic search component is configured to search an index of images based on received search queries that include image characteristic information; and a text search component, wherein the text search component is configured to search an index of images based on received search queries that include text information extracted from contents within images.
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