System and Method for Imagery Warehousing and Collaborative Search Processing
First Claim
1. A data processing system implemented method for processing imagery data, comprising:
- collecting information for a plurality of imagery objects from a plurality of sources in accordance with a collection configuration;
storing the information for facilitating searching of the information;
maintaining with the information a plurality of metadata instances for each particular imagery object of the plurality of imagery objects wherein each particular metadata instance of the plurality of metadata instances includes a particular metadata type and a particular confidence factor, the particular confidence factor for defining an accuracy in associating the particular metadata instance with the particular imagery object;
providing an alteration user interface for modifying the plurality of metadata instances including the particular metadata type and the particular confidence factor; and
providing a search user interface for accessing the information wherein the search is user interface presents search results by using the particular confidence factor for defining the accuracy in associating the particular metadata instance with the particular imagery object.
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Abstract
Heterogeneous imagery data of all varieties, from any configured sources, is maintained to a data warehouse for expedient access and convenient search processing. Imagery content maintained is processed for deriving associated search schema including multiple types of metadata, cross reference information for conclusively associating metadata, and diagnostics information for associating metadata with potential correlation. Collection processing governs contents of the warehouse, and is fully configurable to adapt to small customized installations as well as meeting scale requirements of a world population. Client processing provides a variety of useful searches, many options for processing imagery objects, and enables clients to contribute to objects collected for enhancing a collaborative social experience for the benefit of all users.
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20 Claims
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1. A data processing system implemented method for processing imagery data, comprising:
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collecting information for a plurality of imagery objects from a plurality of sources in accordance with a collection configuration; storing the information for facilitating searching of the information; maintaining with the information a plurality of metadata instances for each particular imagery object of the plurality of imagery objects wherein each particular metadata instance of the plurality of metadata instances includes a particular metadata type and a particular confidence factor, the particular confidence factor for defining an accuracy in associating the particular metadata instance with the particular imagery object; providing an alteration user interface for modifying the plurality of metadata instances including the particular metadata type and the particular confidence factor; and providing a search user interface for accessing the information wherein the search is user interface presents search results by using the particular confidence factor for defining the accuracy in associating the particular metadata instance with the particular imagery object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A program product including instructions configured to cause a data processing system to perform operations including:
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collecting information for a plurality of imagery objects from a plurality of sources in accordance with a collection configuration; storing the information for facilitating searching of the information; maintaining with the information a plurality of metadata instances for each particular imagery object of the plurality of imagery objects wherein each particular metadata instance of the plurality of metadata instances includes a particular metadata type and a particular confidence factor, the particular confidence factor for defining an accuracy in associating the particular metadata instance with the particular imagery object; providing an alteration user interface for modifying the plurality of metadata instances including the particular metadata type and the particular confidence factor; and providing a search user interface for accessing the information wherein the search user interface presents search results by using the particular confidence factor for defining the accuracy in associating the particular metadata instance with the particular imagery object.
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20. An imagery data processing system, comprising:
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one or more processors; a user interface; and memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; collecting information for a plurality of imagery objects from a plurality of sources in accordance with a collection configuration; storing the information for facilitating searching of the information; maintaining with the information a plurality of metadata instances for each particular imagery object of the plurality of imagery objects wherein each particular metadata instance of the plurality of metadata instances includes a particular metadata type and a particular confidence factor, the particular confidence factor for defining an accuracy in associating the particular metadata instance with the particular imagery object; providing an alteration user interface for modifying the plurality of metadata is instances including the particular metadata type and the particular confidence factor; and providing a search user interface for accessing the information wherein the search user interface presents search results by using the particular confidence factor for defining the accuracy in associating the particular metadata instance with the particular imagery object.
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