PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING A USER IN PHOTOGRAPHING LANDMARKS AND SCENES
First Claim
1. A method for assisting a user in taking photographs comprising:
- receiving a query photograph comprising an image;
with a processor, extracting an image signature from the query photograph based on content-related features of the image;
querying a database of photographs based on the image signature to retrieve photographs similar to the query image;
presenting at least a subset of the retrieved photographs for the user to select a model photograph from among the presented photographs;
based on a user-selected model photograph, generating instructions for taking a target photograph; and
presenting the instructions to the user for taking the target photograph.
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Abstract
A method and system to help photographers to take better quality pictures of landmarks and scenes are disclosed. A user is guided with examples of existing quality images, which are extracted from a database, of the same or similar landmarks or scenes. The method includes taking a query photograph that may include an image associated with a GPS location and other metadata, and using information extracted from the image to retrieve existing, similar images. The images retrieved may be ordered according to different criteria. When a user selects one as a model image, the user is provided with assistance for taking a target photograph of similar quality.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for assisting a user in taking photographs comprising:
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receiving a query photograph comprising an image; with a processor, extracting an image signature from the query photograph based on content-related features of the image; querying a database of photographs based on the image signature to retrieve photographs similar to the query image; presenting at least a subset of the retrieved photographs for the user to select a model photograph from among the presented photographs; based on a user-selected model photograph, generating instructions for taking a target photograph; and presenting the instructions to the user for taking the target photograph. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for assisting a user in taking photographs, comprising:
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memory which stores; a user selection component for receiving a user'"'"'s selection of a query photograph and of a model photograph; an image shuttle for transferring the query photograph to an associated query system for querying a database based on an image signature extracted from the query image and for receiving images retrieved from the database in response to the query; a display generator for generating a display of at least a subset of the retrieved images on an associated display device from which the model photograph is selected; and an instruction generator configured to present instructions to the user for taking a target photograph based on the selected model photograph; and a processor in communication with the memory for implementing the user selection component, image shuttle, display generator, instruction generator. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for assisting a user in taking photographs executed by at least one processor with at least one memory storing executable instructions for performing the method, comprising:
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receiving a selected query photograph comprising at least one image; retrieving photographs from a database based on a comparison of the information extracted from the query photograph with information extracted from photographs in the database; presenting at least a subset of the retrieved photographs for the user to select a model photograph therefrom; receiving a selection of a model photograph from among the presented photographs; and generating instructions to guide the user for taking a target photograph comprising a similar quality to the selected model photograph. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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Specification