Method and system for mining image searches to associate images with concepts
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- providing a database of images and a textual description of the contents of a given image;
receiving a search query from a user for retrieving an image associated with a subject matter of interest to the user from the database;
evaluating the database including comparing the search query to the textual description of the contents of a given image including automatically providing a plurality of images from the database to the user based on the query;
receiving a selection of one of the plurality of images from the user;
creating, using at least one processor, an association between the selected image and a concept including storing the association, wherein the concept is related to the subject matter of interest;
after creating the association, receiving a request from another user for creating an image advertisement;
determining that the request is related to the concept;
suggesting the selected image for the image advertisement using the stored association and based at least in part on determining that the request is related to the concept;
creating the image advertisement using the selected image; and
storing the created image advertisement including storing the created image advertisement in association with the concept.
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Abstract
A system and method for associating a document with a concept are provided. One or more idea-electronic document associations is identified, wherein each idea-electronic document association is based on a user performance criteria relative to the electronic document and the idea. At least one of the one or more electronic documents is identified with a concept based on the one or more idea-electronic document associations, wherein the concept is related to the one or more ideas.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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providing a database of images and a textual description of the contents of a given image; receiving a search query from a user for retrieving an image associated with a subject matter of interest to the user from the database; evaluating the database including comparing the search query to the textual description of the contents of a given image including automatically providing a plurality of images from the database to the user based on the query; receiving a selection of one of the plurality of images from the user; creating, using at least one processor, an association between the selected image and a concept including storing the association, wherein the concept is related to the subject matter of interest; after creating the association, receiving a request from another user for creating an image advertisement; determining that the request is related to the concept; suggesting the selected image for the image advertisement using the stored association and based at least in part on determining that the request is related to the concept; creating the image advertisement using the selected image; and storing the created image advertisement including storing the created image advertisement in association with the concept. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of operations comprising; providing a database of images and a textual description of the contents of a given image; receiving a search query from a user for retrieving an image associated with a subject matter of interest to the user from the database; evaluating the database including comparing the search query the textual description of the contents of a given image including automatically providing a plurality of images from the database to the user based on the query; receiving a selection of one of the plurality of images from the user; creating an association between the selected image and a concept including storing the association, wherein the concept is related to the subject matter of interest; after creating the association, receiving a request from another user for creating an image advertisement; determining that the request is related to the concept; suggesting the selected image for the image advertisement using the stored association and based at least in part on determining that the request is related to the concept; creating the image advertisement using the selected image; and storing the created image advertisement including storing the created image advertisement in association with the concept. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented system, comprising:
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an input device enabled to generate an idea-image association that associates an image with an idea based on data that indicates user interaction with the image in a presentation of search results that correspond to a first search query, wherein the idea is determined to be related to the first search query; a database enabled to store the idea-image association and other idea-image associations; and a processor enabled to provide the image for display in a presentation of search results that correspond to a different, second search query, wherein the processor is enabled to select the image for display in the presentation of search results that correspond to the second search query based on (i) determining that the second search query relates to the idea and (ii) identifying from the stored idea-image association that a match exists between the idea that the second search query relates to and the idea to which the image is associated. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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