Method for labeling images through a computer game
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- selecting at least two participants from a plurality of participants and grouping the at least two participants;
presenting a first image to the at least two selected participants;
receiving from each of the at least two selected participants, a content-identifying term for said first image;
determining, via a computer system, if the content-identifying term received from the at least two selected participants match; and
responsive to determining that the content-identifying terms match and that the matching content-identifying terms are not included in a list of forbidden terms, storing the matching content-identifying term as a label for the first image, and adding the matching content-identifying term to the list of forbidden terms.
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Abstract
A methodology to determine the contents of an image uses an online game that is played by a large number of people at once. Each player may be randomly assigned a partner to form a pair. Partners do not know each other'"'"'s identity and cannot communicate with one another. Players cannot see what their partners are typing, and the only thing the two partners have in common is an image that they can both see. One object of the game is to have each player type exactly what his or her partner is typing or has already typed. Once both players type the same string of words or letters, they receive a new image (the players are not required to type the string at the same time). The string upon which the two players agree is used as a label for that image. When trying to agree on a word, players may not be able to type certain specific strings of characters or “forbidden words”. When humans play the electronic game (online or over the Internet), they help computers determine the contents of images. If played by a large number of people, this game could provide a resource capable of classifying a vast portion of images on the World Wide Web. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims.
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27 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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selecting at least two participants from a plurality of participants and grouping the at least two participants; presenting a first image to the at least two selected participants; receiving from each of the at least two selected participants, a content-identifying term for said first image; determining, via a computer system, if the content-identifying term received from the at least two selected participants match; and responsive to determining that the content-identifying terms match and that the matching content-identifying terms are not included in a list of forbidden terms, storing the matching content-identifying term as a label for the first image, and adding the matching content-identifying term to the list of forbidden terms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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selecting two participants from said plurality of participants and pairing the two selected participants; presenting a first image to said selected two participants so as to enable both of said selected participants to view said first image; receiving from each of said two selected participants at least one content-identifying term for said first image; and responsive to determining, via a computer system, that the content-identifying terms match, storing the content-identifying term as a label for the first image and presenting a second image to the selected two participants so as to enable both of the selected participants to view the second image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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selecting two participants from said plurality of participants and pairing the two selected participants; presenting a first image to the selected participants; and receiving content-identifying terms describing the image from each of the two selected participants; responsive to the content-identifying terms received from the two selected participants matching and both of the content-identifying terms being received within a predetermined time period, storing the matching content-identifying term in a data storage medium as a label for the first image; and responsive to the predetermined time period expiring prior to the two selected participants providing the matching content-identifying term, presenting a second image to the selected participants. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method comprising:
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selecting two participants from a plurality of participants; presenting a first image to each of said two selected participants; receiving from each of said two selected participants at least one content-identifying term for said first image; removing said first image from the view of both of said selected participants, via a computer system, and presenting a second image to said selected two participants upon occurrence of one of the following; receiving from each of the two selected participants a matching content-identifying for the first image, wherein the matching content-identifying term is not included in a list of forbidden terms; and a predetermined time period elapsing prior to receiving the matching content-identifying term not included in the list of forbidden terms from each of said two selected participants.
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24. A data storage medium containing program instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause said processor to perform the following:
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select two participants from said plurality of participants and pairing the two selected participants; present a first image to the selected participants; and receive a content-identifying term describing the image from each of the two selected participants; responsive to the content-identifying terms received from the two selected participants matching and both of the content-identifying terms being received within a predetermined time period, store the matching content-identifying term as a label for the first image; and responsive to the predetermined time period expiring prior to the two selected participants providing the matching content-identifying term, present a second image to the selected participants. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A method comprising:
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selecting a first participant and a second participant from a plurality of participants and pairing the first and second participant; presenting an image to each of said first and said second participants; receiving a plurality of terms describing the image from each of said first and said second participants; recording the received plurality of terms describing the image from each of said first and said second participants; presenting said image to a third participant from said plurality of participants; receiving a content-identifying term for the image from said third participant; and supplying to said third participant, via a computer system, a different recorded term from said recorded plurality of terms in response to each content-identifying term for said image supplied by said third participant. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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