Method, apparatus, and system for object recognition, object segmentation and knowledge acquisition
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1. A computer readable memory device having computer-readable instructions recorded thereon which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method, comprising:
- displaying, on a first I/O device, an image to a first player;
associating, by the processor, a word with the image;
displaying, on the first I/O device, the word to the first player;
selecting, via the first I/O device, a portion of the image to be displayed on a second I/O device to a second player, wherein selecting the portion of the image is performed by the first player after displaying the word and the image on the first I/O device to the first player;
displaying, on the second I/O device, the portion of the image to the second player, wherein the portion of the image displayed to the second player is less than all of the image, wherein the portion of the image displayed to the second player is less than the image displayed to the first player, and wherein the portion of the image displayed to the second player is determined by an action of the first player;
allowing, by the processor, the second player to submit a word in response to displaying, on the second I/O device, the portion of the image to the second player, wherein the portion of the image displayed to the second player is less than the image displayed to the first player; and
determining, by the processor, whether the word submitted by the second player is related to the image.
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Abstract
A method, comprising displaying an image to a first player, displaying a portion of the image to a second player wherein the portion of the image displayed to the second player is less than all of the image and wherein the portion of the image displayed to the second player is determined by an action of the first player, allowing the second player to submit a word, and determining whether the word submitted by the second player is related to the image. The present invention also includes apparatuses and systems.
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1. A computer readable memory device having computer-readable instructions recorded thereon which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method, comprising:
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displaying, on a first I/O device, an image to a first player; associating, by the processor, a word with the image; displaying, on the first I/O device, the word to the first player; selecting, via the first I/O device, a portion of the image to be displayed on a second I/O device to a second player, wherein selecting the portion of the image is performed by the first player after displaying the word and the image on the first I/O device to the first player; displaying, on the second I/O device, the portion of the image to the second player, wherein the portion of the image displayed to the second player is less than all of the image, wherein the portion of the image displayed to the second player is less than the image displayed to the first player, and wherein the portion of the image displayed to the second player is determined by an action of the first player; allowing, by the processor, the second player to submit a word in response to displaying, on the second I/O device, the portion of the image to the second player, wherein the portion of the image displayed to the second player is less than the image displayed to the first player; and determining, by the processor, whether the word submitted by the second player is related to the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a network; a first I/O device connected to the network; a second I/O device connected to the network; a processor and a memory connected to at least one of the network, the first I/O device, and the second I/O device, wherein the memory includes computer-readable instruction which, when executed, cause; the processor to associate a word with an image; the first I/O device to display the image; the first I/O device to display the word; the first I/O device to receive an input from a first player indicative of a portion of the image to be displayed on the second I/O device to a second player, wherein the input is received after the first I/O device displays the image and the word to the first player; the second I/O device to display a portion of the image, wherein the portion of the image displayed on the second I/O device is less than all of the image, wherein the portion of the image displayed on the second I/O device is less than the image displayed to the first I/O device, and wherein the portion of the image displayed on the second I/O device is determined by the input received by the first I/O device; the second I/O device to receive an input from the second player after the portion of the image is displayed on the second I/O device, wherein the portion of the image displayed on the second I/O device is less than the image displayed on the first I/O device; and the processor to determine whether the input from the second I/O device is related to the image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; first and second I/O devices connected to the processor; a memory connected to the processor, wherein the memory includes computer-readable instruction which, when executed, cause; the processor to associate a word with an image; the first I/O device to display the word; the first I/O device to display the image; the first I/O device to receive an input from a first player indicative of a portion of the image to be displayed on the second I/O device to a second player, wherein the input is received after the first I/O device displays the image and the word to the first player; the second I/O device to display a portion of the image, wherein the portion of the image displayed on the second I/O device is less than all of the image, wherein the portion of the image displayed on the second I/O device is less than the image displayed to the first I/O device, and wherein the portion of the image displayed on the second I/O device is determined by the input received by the first I/O device; the second I/O device to receive an input from the second player after the portion of the image is displayed on the second I/O device, wherein the portion of the image displayed on the second I/O device is less than the image displayed on the first I/O device; and the processor to determine whether the input from the second I/O device is related to the image. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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