METHOD, TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SUPPORTING COLLECTION OF OBJECT INCLUDED IN THE IMAGE

• US 20120173227A1
• Filed: 11/17/2011
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olaworks, Inc.
• Inventors: Ryu, Ha Na
• Granted Patent: US 8,457,412 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5854 using shape and object relationship
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/587 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/268 Lexical context
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/40 Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for supporting a collection of an object included in a created image. The method includes the steps of: (a) creating an image of an object; (b) automatically creating and providing a combined sentence correct under the grammar of a language for the object on a first area on a screen of the terminal by using at least part of recognition information on what an identity of the object is, a place where the image was created and a time when the image was created, and automatically getting and providing a thumbnail corresponding to the recognized object on a second area on the screen of the terminal; and (c) if a Collection button is selected, storing data provided on the first and the second areas onto a storage space, to thereby complete the collection of the object.

Claims

1. A method for supporting a collection of an object included in a created image comprising the steps of:

(a) creating an image of an object by using a terminal;

(b) (i) automatically creating and providing a combined sentence correct under the grammar of a language as an auto comment for the object on a first area on a screen of the terminal by using at least part of recognition information on what an identity of the object is, a place where the image was created and a time when the image was created, and (ii) automatically getting and providing a thumbnail corresponding to the recognized object on a second area on the screen of the terminal, in order to support for performing a collection of the object; and

(c) if a Collection button is selected, storing data (i.e., collection page) provided on the first and the second areas onto a storage space, to thereby complete the collection of the object.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

(d) getting information on relationships with respect to preferences of users who collect same or similar objects, using multiple terminals, by referring to the collection information acquired from the multiple terminals.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first area consists of multiple areas divided in space.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the sentence provided on the first area is provided to be editable.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the thumbnail provided on the second area is acquired directly from the created image or indirectly from the pre-stored image corresponding to the recognized object included in the created image.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the recognition information on the identity of the object is acquired by applying at least one of an object recognition technology, an optical character recognition (OCR) technology or a barcode recognition technology.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the collection page is stored to be managed by a user who collects the object.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein a unique virtual space is allotted to each user to allow the user to manage the collection page.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein each image relating to each collected object by the user for a period of time is made as a book image and displayed as if being displayed on a bookshelf through the virtual space.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein, if the recognition information on the place displayed on the first area is inappropriate, POIs-relating information around the recognized place is provided to support for selecting the POI directly or information on a present location is provided to support for registering the present location as a new POI.

11. A terminal for supporting a collection of an object included in a created image comprising:

an image taking part for creating an image of an object;

an auto comment creating part for automatically creating and providing a combined sentence correct under the grammar of a language as an auto comment for the object on a first area on a screen thereof by using at least part of recognition information on what an identity of the object is, a place where the image was created and a time when the image was created;

a correspondence image selecting part for automatically getting and providing a thumbnail corresponding to the recognized object on a second area on the screen thereof; and

a collection performing part for storing data (i.e., collection page) provided on the first and the second areas onto a storage space if a Collection button is selected, to thereby complete the collection of the object.

12. The terminal of claim 11 further comprising a human relationships-inferring part for getting information on relationships with respect to preferences of users who collect same or similar objects, using multiple terminals, by referring to the collection information acquired from the multiple terminals.

13. The terminal of claim 11 wherein the first area consists of multiple areas divided in space.

14. The terminal of claim 11 wherein the auto comment creating part is provided to allow the sentence provided to be editable on the first area.

15. The terminal of claim 11 wherein the correspondence image selecting part acquires the thumbnail provided on the second area directly from the created image or indirectly from the pre-stored images corresponding to the recognized object included in the created image.

16. The terminal of claim 11 wherein the auto comment creating part acquires recognition information on the identity of the object by applying at least one of an object recognition technology, an optical character recognition (OCR) technology or a barcode recognition technology.

17. The terminal of claim 11 wherein the collection performing part stores the collection page onto the storage space to be managed by a user who collects the object.

18. The terminal of claim 17 wherein a unique virtual space is allotted to each user to allow the user to manage the collection page in the storage space.

19. The terminal of claim 18 wherein each image relating to each collected object by the user for a period of time is made as a book image and displayed as if being displayed on a bookshelf by using the virtual space.

20. The terminal of claim 11 wherein, if the recognition information on the place displayed on the first area is inappropriate, POIs-relating information around the recognized place is provided to support for selecting the POI directly or information on a present location is provided to support for registering the location as a new POI.

21. One or more computer-readable recording media having stored thereon a computer program that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform acts including:

creating an image of an object by using a terminal;

automatically creating and providing a combined sentence correct under the grammar of a language as an auto comment for the object on a first area on a screen of the terminal by using at least part of recognition information on what an identity of the object is, a place where the image was created and a time when the image was created, and automatically getting and providing a thumbnail corresponding to the recognized object on a second area on the screen of the terminal, in order to support for performing a collection of the object; and

if a Collection button is selected, storing data (i.e., collection page) provided on the first and the second areas onto a storage space, to thereby complete the collection of the object.