CHROMATIC MATCHING GAME
First Claim
1. A method for image retrieval formulated as a game comprising:
- a) receiving a user'"'"'s image category selection;
b) retrieving an image responsive to the user'"'"'s image category selection from an associated image database;
c) providing for displaying the retrieved image and a set of candidate color palettes to the user, the set of candidate color palettes including a correct palette and at least one incorrect palette;
d) providing for a user to attempt to identify the correct palette by selecting at least one of the displayed candidate color palettes; and
e) with a computer processor, generating a score based on the user'"'"'s at least one selection and outputting the score.
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Abstract
A system and method for image retrieval formulated as a game are disclosed. The method includes receiving a user'"'"'s image category selection, retrieving an image responsive to the user'"'"'s image category selection from an associated image database, and displaying the retrieved image and a set of candidate color palettes to the user. The set of candidate color palettes includes a correct palette and at least one incorrect palette. The method further includes providing for a user to attempt to identify the correct palette by selecting at least one of the displayed candidate color palettes and, with a computer processor, generating a score based on the user'"'"'s at least one selection and outputting the score.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for image retrieval formulated as a game comprising:
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a) receiving a user'"'"'s image category selection; b) retrieving an image responsive to the user'"'"'s image category selection from an associated image database; c) providing for displaying the retrieved image and a set of candidate color palettes to the user, the set of candidate color palettes including a correct palette and at least one incorrect palette; d) providing for a user to attempt to identify the correct palette by selecting at least one of the displayed candidate color palettes; and e) with a computer processor, generating a score based on the user'"'"'s at least one selection and outputting the score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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11. The method of claim 11, wherein the computing of the distance metric comprises computing an earth mover'"'"'s distance.
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23. A system for image retrieval formulated as a game comprising:
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an image retrieval component for retrieving an image from an associated image database; a palette extractor which extracts a color palette from the retrieved image; a candidate palette retrieval component for retrieving predefined color palettes from an associated color palette database based on the extracted color palette; a visualization component for visualizing a set of candidate color palettes for display on a user'"'"'s graphical user interface in association with the retrieved image, the set of candidate color palettes including at least one of the extracted color palette and the retrieved predefined color palettes; a scoring component for scoring a user'"'"'s selection of at least one of the displayed set of candidate color palettes, whereby a score is displayable on the user'"'"'s graphical user interface; and a processor which implements the image retrieval component, the palette extractor, the candidate palette retrieval component, the visualization component, and the scoring component. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method comprising:
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retrieving an image from an associated image database; extracting a color palette from the retrieved image; with a computer processor, retrieving predefined color palettes from an associated color palette database based on the extracted color palette; visualizing a set of candidate color palettes for display on a user'"'"'s graphical user interface in association with the retrieved image, the set of candidate color palettes including at least one of the extracted color palette and the retrieved predefined color palettes; scoring a user'"'"'s selection of at least one of the displayed set of candidate color palettes, whereby a score is displayable on the user'"'"'s graphical user interface; providing for the user to bookmark at least one of the displayed image and one of the candidate color palettes in the set of color palettes; and wherein the retrieval of the image is retrieved based on at least one of; an image category selected by the user; a different image bookmarked in a prior round in which the different image and an associated set of candidate color palettes was displayed to the user; and a color palette bookmarked in the prior round.
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