Systems and methods for matching visual object components
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a search query that includes a query image of an object;
identifying a training image of the object;
identifying a particular sub-region of the training image that a visual object recognition engine indicates as matching the query image;
determining, by one or more computers, that the particular sub-region of the training image of the object is located within an annotated sub-region of the training image, wherein the annotated sub-region is associated with an annotation; and
in response to determining that the particular sub-region of the training image of the object is located within the annotated sub-region of the training image, providing the annotation for output in response to the search query.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for modeling the occurrence of common image components (e.g., sub-regions) in order to improve visual object recognition are disclosed. In one example, a query image may be matched to a training image of an object. A matched region within the training image to which the query image matches may be determined and a determination may be made whether the matched region is located within an annotated image component of the training image. When the matched region matches only to the image component, an annotation associated with the component may be identified. In another example, sub-regions within a plurality of training image corpora may be annotated as common image components including associated information (e.g., metadata). Matching sub-regions appearing in many training images of objects may be down-weighted in the matching process to reduce possible false matches to query images including common image components.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving a search query that includes a query image of an object; identifying a training image of the object; identifying a particular sub-region of the training image that a visual object recognition engine indicates as matching the query image; determining, by one or more computers, that the particular sub-region of the training image of the object is located within an annotated sub-region of the training image, wherein the annotated sub-region is associated with an annotation; and in response to determining that the particular sub-region of the training image of the object is located within the annotated sub-region of the training image, providing the annotation for output in response to the search query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software having stored thereon instructions, which, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations of:
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receiving a search query that includes a query image of an object; identifying a training image of the object; identifying a particular sub-region of the training image that a visual object recognition engine indicates as matching the query image; determining, by one or more computers, that the particular sub-region of the training image of the object is located within an annotated sub-region of the training image, wherein the annotated sub-region is associated with an annotation; and in response to determining that the particular sub-region of the training image of the object is located within the annotated sub-region of the training image, providing the annotation for output in response to the search query. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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one or more processors and one or more computer storage media storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; receiving a search query that includes a query image of an object; identifying a training image of the object; identifying a particular sub-region of the training image that a visual object recognition engine indicates as matching the query image; determining, by one or more computers, that the particular sub-region of the training image of the object is located within an annotated sub-region of the training image, wherein the annotated sub-region is associated with an annotation; and in response to determining that the particular sub-region of the training image of the object is located within the annotated sub-region of the training image, providing the annotation for output in response to the search query. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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