Method for Providing Sign Image Search Service and Sign Image Search Server Used for Same

• US 20160147791A1
• Filed: 07/09/2014
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jung H.A. Ryu
• Original Assignee: Jung H.A. Ryu
• Inventors: RYU, Jung Ha
• Application Number:
  US14/903,617
• Publication Number:
  US 20160147791A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/50 of still image data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/53 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5846 using extracted text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results

Abstract

Disclosed are a method for providing a sign image search service and a sign image search server used for the same. The present invention is realized through the steps of: by the sign image search server, mapping and storing a sign image and character information corresponding to the sign image; receiving, from a user terminal, an image search request including the character information; searching the character information included in the image search request and the sign image which has been mapped and stored; and transmitting, to the user terminal, the sign image which has been searched. According to the present invention, provided is the method for providing the sign image search service and the sign image search server used for the same capable of enabling users to freely search for and utilize sign images.

Claims

1. A method for providing a sign image search service, comprising:

(a) mapping and storing, by a sign image search server, a sign image and character information corresponding to the sign image;

(b) receiving, by the sign image search server, an image search request including character information from a user terminal;

(c) searching for, by the sign image search server, the sign image which is mapped to the character information included in the image search request and stored; and

(d) transmitting, by the sign image search server, the searched for sign image to the user terminal,

wherein the sign image is formed at a position corresponding to that of an empty space in a character image.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the character includes at least one of a Korean character, an English letter, and numerals.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

before the step (a), extracting, by the sign image search server, the character information corresponding to the sign image input from an outside.

4. A method for providing a sign image search service, comprising:

(a) storing, by a sign image search server, a plurality of sign images;

(b) receiving, by the sign image search server, an image search request including character information from a user terminal;

(c) searching for, by the sign image search server, a sign image corresponding to the character information included in the image search request; and

(d) transmitting, by the sign image search server, the searched for sign image to the user terminal,

wherein the sign image is formed at a position corresponding to that of an empty space in a character image.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the character includes at least one of a Korean character, an English letter, and numerals.

6-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A method for providing a sign image search service, comprising:

(a) storing, by a sign image search server, a plurality of sign images;

(b) receiving, by the sign image search server, an image search request including a sign image from a user terminal;

(c) searching for, by the sign image search server, a sign image corresponding to the sign image included in the image search request; and

(d) transmitting, by the sign image search server, the searched for sign image to the user terminal,

wherein the sign image is formed at a position corresponding to that of an empty space in a character image.

12. (canceled)