Chromatic matching game
First Claim
1. A method for image retrieval formulated as a game comprising:
- a) receiving a user'"'"'s image category selection;
b) retrieving an image responsive to the user'"'"'s image category selection from an associated image database;
c) providing for displaying the retrieved image and a set of candidate color palettes to the user, the set of candidate color palettes including a correct palette and at least one incorrect palette;
d) providing for a user to attempt to identify the correct palette by selecting at least one of the displayed candidate color palettes;
e) providing for a user to bookmark at least one of;
the displayed image; and
at least one of the displayed candidate color palettes, andwhen the user bookmarks the displayed image, retrieving a next image similar to the bookmarked displayed image, including comparing an image signature of the displayed image with image signatures of images in the database and retrieving an image having an image signature which is similar to the signature of the displayed image, andwhen the user bookmarks a displayed color palette, retrieving a next image having a color palette which is similar to the bookmarked displayed color palette;
f) with a computer processor, generating a score based on the user'"'"'s at least one selection and outputting the score; and
g) repeating c), and d) wherein the retrieved image is the next image.
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Abstract
A system and method for image retrieval formulated as a game are disclosed. The method includes receiving a user'"'"'s image category selection, retrieving an image responsive to the user'"'"'s image category selection from an associated image database, and displaying the retrieved image and a set of candidate color palettes to the user. The set of candidate color palettes includes a correct palette and at least one incorrect palette. The method further includes providing for a user to attempt to identify the correct palette by selecting at least one of the displayed candidate color palettes and, with a computer processor, generating a score based on the user'"'"'s at least one selection and outputting the score.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for image retrieval formulated as a game comprising:
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a) receiving a user'"'"'s image category selection; b) retrieving an image responsive to the user'"'"'s image category selection from an associated image database; c) providing for displaying the retrieved image and a set of candidate color palettes to the user, the set of candidate color palettes including a correct palette and at least one incorrect palette; d) providing for a user to attempt to identify the correct palette by selecting at least one of the displayed candidate color palettes; e) providing for a user to bookmark at least one of; the displayed image; and at least one of the displayed candidate color palettes, and when the user bookmarks the displayed image, retrieving a next image similar to the bookmarked displayed image, including comparing an image signature of the displayed image with image signatures of images in the database and retrieving an image having an image signature which is similar to the signature of the displayed image, and when the user bookmarks a displayed color palette, retrieving a next image having a color palette which is similar to the bookmarked displayed color palette; f) with a computer processor, generating a score based on the user'"'"'s at least one selection and outputting the score; and g) repeating c), and d) wherein the retrieved image is the next image. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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2. A system for image retrieval formulated as a game comprising:
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an image retrieval component for retrieving an image from an associated image database; a palette extractor which extracts a color palette from the retrieved image; a candidate palette retrieval component for retrieving predefined color palettes from an associated color palette database based on a comparison with the extracted color palette; a visualization component for visualizing a set of candidate color palettes for display on a user'"'"'s graphical user interface in association with the retrieved image, the set of candidate color palettes including the extracted color palette and at least one of the retrieved predefined color palettes; a scoring component for scoring a user'"'"'s selection of at least one of the displayed set of candidate color palettes, whereby a score is displayable on the user'"'"'s graphical user interface; and a processor which implements the image retrieval component, the palette extractor, the candidate palette retrieval component, the visualization component, and the scoring component. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. A method comprising:
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retrieving an image from an associated image database; extracting a color palette from the retrieved image; with a computer processor, retrieving predefined color palettes from an associated color palette database based on a comparison with the extracted color palette; visualizing a set of candidate color palettes for display on a user'"'"'s graphical user interface in association with the retrieved image, the set of candidate color palettes including the extracted color palette and at least one of the retrieved predefined color palettes; scoring a user'"'"'s selection of at least one of the displayed set of candidate color palettes, whereby a score is displayable on the user'"'"'s graphical user interface; providing for the user to bookmark at least one of the displayed image and one of the candidate color palettes in the set of color palettes; and wherein the retrieval of the image is retrieved based on at least one of; an image category selected by the user; a different image bookmarked in a prior round in which the different image and an associated set of candidate color palettes was displayed to the user; and a color palette bookmarked in the prior round.
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5. A method for image retrieval formulated as a game comprising:
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a) receiving a user'"'"'s image category selection; b) retrieving an image responsive to the user'"'"'s image category selection from an associated image database; c) providing for displaying the retrieved image and a set of candidate color palettes to the user, the set of candidate color palettes including a correct palette and at least one incorrect palette; d) providing for a user to attempt to identify the correct palette by selecting at least one of the displayed candidate color palettes; e) providing for a user to bookmark at least one of; the displayed image; and at least one of the displayed candidate color palettes, and when the user bookmarks the displayed image, retrieving a next image similar to the bookmarked displayed image, and when the user bookmarks a displayed color palette, retrieving a next image having a color palette which is similar to the bookmarked displayed color palette, including comparing the color palette with color palettes extracted from the images in the database and retrieving an image having an extracted color palette which is similar to the bookmarked color palette; f) with a computer processor, generating a score based on the user'"'"'s at least one selection and outputting the score; and g) repeating c), and d) wherein the retrieved image is the next image.
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9. A method for image retrieval formulated as a game comprising:
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receiving a user'"'"'s image category selection; retrieving an image responsive to the user'"'"'s image category selection from an associated image database; extracting a color palette from the retrieved image; comparing the extracted color palette with a set of stored predefined color palettes; retrieving a subset of the stored predefined color palettes based on the comparison; providing for displaying the retrieved image and a set of candidate color palettes to the user, the set of candidate color palettes comprising the extracted color palette as a correct color palette and at least some of the color palettes in the subset as incorrect color palettes; providing for a user to attempt to identify the correct palette by selecting at least one of the displayed candidate color palettes; and with a computer processor, generating a score based on the user'"'"'s at least one selection and outputting the score. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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Specification