Using Relevance Feedback In Face Recognition
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1. A computer-implemented method for recognizing faces within images, the method comprising:
- accessing at least one query face;
determining a set of search result images, wherein a search result image includes an application-selected face that is determined to be the same as the query face;
providing an indication of the search result images to a user;
receiving feedback related to the accuracy of the search result images;
inferring additional feedback based on the received feedback; and
updating the set of search result images based on the received feedback and the inferred additional feedback.
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Abstract
Images are searched to locate faces that are the same as a query face. Images that include a face that is the same as the query face may be presented to a user as search result images. Images also may be sorted by the faces included in the images and presented to the user as sorted search result images. The user may provide explicit or implicit feedback regarding the search result images. Additional feedback may be inferred regarding the search result images based on the user-provided feedback, and the results may be updated based on the user-provided and inferred feedback.
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1. A computer-implemented method for recognizing faces within images, the method comprising:
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accessing at least one query face; determining a set of search result images, wherein a search result image includes an application-selected face that is determined to be the same as the query face; providing an indication of the search result images to a user; receiving feedback related to the accuracy of the search result images; inferring additional feedback based on the received feedback; and updating the set of search result images based on the received feedback and the inferred additional feedback. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23, 24)
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17. A computer-useable medium storing a computer program, the computer program including instructions for causing a computer to perform the following operations:
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access at least one query image that includes at least one query face; determine a set of search result images, wherein a search result image includes an application-selected face that is determined to be the same as the query face; provide an indication of the search result images to a user; receive feedback related to the accuracy of the search result images; infer additional feedback based on the received feedback; and update the set of search result images based on the received feedback and the inferred additional feedback. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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25. A system comprising:
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a feature extractor configured to; access at least one query face, create a query feature vector for the query face, and form a set of search feature vectors by creating one or more search feature vectors for faces within a set of search faces; a face classifier configured to; determine distances between the query feature vector and the search feature vectors, select one or more search feature vectors that are within a selected distance of the query feature vector, and designate images that include faces that correspond to the selected search feature vectors as a set of search result images; an interface manager configured to; provide an indication of the search result images to a user, and receive feedback related to the accuracy of the search result images; and a feedback manager configured to infer additional feedback based on the received feedback, wherein the face classifier is also configured to update the set of search result images based on the received feedback and the inferred additional feedback.
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