Method And Apparatus For Information Searching

• US 20160321301A1
• Filed: 12/15/2015
• Published: 11/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd (Baidu Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd (Baidu Incorporated)
• Inventors: CHEN, Kai, YANG, Wenbo, WANG, Zhen, ZHANG, Na, WANG, Xi
• Granted Patent: US 10,180,949 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/532 Query formulation, e.g. graphical querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for information searching. The method includes: displaying a shooting interface for image search, and displaying guide information in the shooting interface; obtaining an image shot according to the guide information; and obtaining a search result according to the image shot and displaying the search result. With the present method for information searching, an accuracy rate of the image search may be improved, and requirements of a user may be better satisfied.

Claims

1. A method for information searching, comprising:

displaying a shooting interface for image search, and displaying guide information in the shooting interface;

obtaining an image shot according to the guide information; and

obtaining a search result according to the image shot and displaying the search result.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining a search result according to the image shot and displaying the search result comprises:

obtaining the search result in a category same with the category of the image shot, in which the search result comprises at least one of structured description information, purchase information, a scenic spot website and a customized promotion page; and

displaying the search result in the category same with the category of the image shot.

2. The method according to claim 2, wherein the guide information comprises at least one of a category of the image to be shot and further guide information corresponding to category.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the further guide information comprises at least one of screen direction guide information and gridding guide information.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein displaying guide information in the shooting interface comprises:

displaying a plurality of image category options in the shooting interface; and

displaying the further guide information corresponding to selected image category option, after one of the plurality of image category options is selected.

6. An apparatus for information searching, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, configured to store instructions executable by the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to;

display a shooting interface for image search, and display guide information in the shooting interface;

obtain an image shot according to the guide information;

obtain a search result according to the image shot; and

display the search result.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the guide information comprises at least one of a category of the image to be shot and further guide information corresponding to the category.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the further guide information comprises at least one of screen direction guide information and gridding guide information.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to:

display a plurality of image category options; and

display the further guide information corresponding to selected image category option, after one of the plurality of image category options is selected.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain the search result in a category same with the category of the image shot, in which the search result comprises at least one of structured description information, purchase information, a scenic spot website and a customized promotion page; and

display the search result in the category same with the category of the image shot.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile terminal, causes the mobile terminal to perform a method for information searching, the method comprising:

displaying a shooting interface for image search, and displaying guide information in the shooting interface;

obtaining an image shot according to the guide information; and

obtaining a search result according to the image shot and displaying the search result.