System and method for search with the aid of images associated with product categories
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a contour of an image via a processor;
retrieving at least one additional contour of at least one additional image stored in a database;
determining whether the received contour of the image matches the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image;
in response to determining that the received contour of the image is not a match with the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image, rotating the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image based on a rotation angle;
extracting a new contour from the rotated at least one additional contour; and
performing an image-based search using the new contour extracted from the rotated at least one additional contour, and displaying information about search results generated from the image-based search on a display device,wherein extracting the new contour from the rotated at least one additional contour is performed based on pixels forming an edge portion of the new image, and the extracting comprises;
transforming the new contour and the at least one additional contour into binary images; and
resizing the new contour to match a size of the at least one additional contour.
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Abstract
The present application describes performing a user initiated search query comprising receiving user input comprising description details of at least one desired object, retrieving a plurality of objects from a database sharing one or more of the description details of the user input, retrieving an image of the at least one desired object based on one or more of the plurality of objects, generating a contour of the image and comparing the generated contour with other related contours of other images stored in the database, displaying all of the available contours of all of the images that match the generated contour, receiving a selection of one of the available contours from the user and performing the search query based on the user selected contour.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a contour of an image via a processor; retrieving at least one additional contour of at least one additional image stored in a database; determining whether the received contour of the image matches the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image; in response to determining that the received contour of the image is not a match with the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image, rotating the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image based on a rotation angle; extracting a new contour from the rotated at least one additional contour; and performing an image-based search using the new contour extracted from the rotated at least one additional contour, and displaying information about search results generated from the image-based search on a display device, wherein extracting the new contour from the rotated at least one additional contour is performed based on pixels forming an edge portion of the new image, and the extracting comprises; transforming the new contour and the at least one additional contour into binary images; and resizing the new contour to match a size of the at least one additional contour. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor configured to receive a contour of an image; retrieve at least one additional contour of at least one additional image stored in a database; determine whether the received contour of the image matches the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image; in response to determining that the received contour of the image is not a match with the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image, rotate the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image based on a rotation angle; extract a new contour from the rotated at least one additional contour; and perform an image-based search using the new contour extracted from the rotated at least one additional contour, and display information about search results generated from the image-based search on a display device, wherein the extraction of the new contour from the rotated at least one additional contour is performed based on pixels that form an edge portion of the new image, and the extraction comprises; a transformation of the new contour and the at least one additional contour into binary images, and a resize of the new contour to match a size of the at least one additional contour. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a contour of an image; retrieving at least one additional contour of at least one additional image stored in a database; determining whether the received contour of the image matches the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image; in response to determining that the received contour of the image is not a match with the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image, rotating the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image based on a rotation angle; extracting a new contour from the rotated at least one additional contour; and performing an image-based search using the new contour extracted from the rotated at least one additional contour, and displaying information about search results generated from the image-based search on a display device, wherein extracting the new contour from the rotated at least one additional contour is performed based on pixels forming an edge portion of the new image, and the extracting comprises; transforming the new contour and the at least one additional contour into binary images; and resizing the new contour to match a size of the at least one additional contour. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification