SYSTEM FOR IMAGE INTELLIGENCE EXPLOITATION AND CREATION

• US 20160092582A1
• Filed: 09/30/2014
• Published: 03/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Raytheon Company (Rtx Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Raytheon Company (Rtx Corporation)
• Inventors: Taber, James E.
• Granted Patent: US 10,176,249 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3329 Natural language query formulation or dialogue systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3332 Query translation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/53 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• 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 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

A system and method for retrieving image and metadata from multiple sources, receive queries from an interface; parses received queries to determine errors and ambiguities; standardizes parsed queries into desired system usable formats including query limitations; stores standardized queries; processes stored queries to collect queried image and metadata information within query limitations until each query is complete; and processes completed queries for delivery.

Claims

1. A method for retrieving image and metadata from multiple sources, comprising the steps of:

receiving queries through an interface;

parsing received queries to determine errors and ambiguities;

standardizing parsed queries into predetermined system usable formats including query limitations;

storing standardized queries;

processing stored queries to collect queried image and metadata information within query limitations until each query is complete; and

processing completed queries for delivery.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving includes providing a user interface including security access, user account and query feedback functions.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of parsing includes verifying clarity of location identity information and metadata descriptions in queries.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of parsing includes translating human generated queries into acceptable system formats.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of standardizing includes converting queries into standard formats and adding rules for effective searching of each query.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of processing stored queries selects one or more sources of query information for fulfilling each query and sends the standardized queries to the selected one or more sources.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of processing stored queries stores retrieved query information until each query is completed.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of processing completed queries for delivery includes formatting the retrieved query information and combining image and metadata as desired.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of processing completed queries for delivery includes transmitting formatted query information in user selectable formats and via user selectable delivery modes.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling the steps of receiving. standardizing, processing stored queries and processing completed queries for security purposes.

11. A system for retrieving image and metadata from multiple sources, comprising:

a processor coupled to receive queries from one or more operators and/or from other systems; and

a memory, the memory including code representing instructions that when executed cause the processor to;

receive queries through an interface;

parse received queries to determine errors and ambiguities;

standardize parsed queries into predetermined system usable formats including query limitations;

storing standardized queries;

process stored queries to collect queried image and metadata information within query limitations until each query is complete; and

process completed queries for delivery.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to provide a user interface including security access, user account and query feedback functions.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to parse queries by verifying clarity of location identity information and metadata descriptions in queries.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to parse queries by translating human generated queries into acceptable system formats.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to standardize queries by converting queries into standard formats and adding rules for effective searching of each query.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to process stored queries by selecting one or more sources of query information for fulfilling each query and sending the standardized queries to the selected one or more sources.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to process stored queries while storing retrieved query information until each query is completed.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to process completed queries by formatting retrieved information and combining image and metadata as desired.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to process formatted query information for delivery in user selectable formats and via user selectable delivery modes.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory includes code representing instructions which when executed cause the processor to control the processes of:

receiving queries, standardizing parsed queries, processing stored queries and processing completed queries, for security purposes.