Interactive Color Interface for Product Recognition Annotation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face frustration when trying to locate products in electronic marketplaces using image recognition, as poor lighting, movement, or unique item characteristics can lead to failed recognition, resulting in time-consuming and unsuccessful searches.
Innovation Solution
An interactive interface, such as a 'dots game', is presented to users when image recognition fails, allowing them to generate annotation information by selecting visually similar colors, which can then be used to recommend matching or complementary products.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If image recognition software is used to recognize products, then product identification can be achieved, but recognition may fail due to lighting conditions, camera movement, or unique item characteristics
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an interactive interface as an intermediary between image recognition failure and traditional search methods. This interface presents color selection games that generate annotation information, serving as a mediator to bridge the gap when automated recognition fails due to environmental or item-specific factors.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by using user interactions with the color selection interface to generate annotation information that is fed back into the image processing algorithm. This feedback loop allows the system to learn from user selections and improve future recognition attempts, addressing reliability issues caused by variable conditions.
2Ease of operation
If traditional search methods are used after image recognition fails, then users can attempt additional searches, but this is time consuming and potentially frustrating
Solution Approach 1:
The interactive interface enables users to self-generate annotation information through color selection games. Instead of passively waiting for system-based solutions or manually browsing through traditional search methods, users actively contribute to creating recognition data, reducing time loss while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of user interaction from passive searching to active color selection. By transforming the search process into a color-based interactive game, the system reduces time consumption while maintaining user ability to locate products, as color is a more direct and faster identifier than text-based searching.
3Measurement precision
If interactive interfaces with color selection games are presented to users, then annotation information can be generated to improve recognition, but this requires additional user interaction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages color as the core interaction mechanism in the interface. By using color selection games that match product colors, the system generates precise annotation information about product appearance characteristics. This color-based approach simplifies the interaction complexity while improving measurement precision, as color is an intuitive and easily perceivable attribute for users.
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AI summary
Approaches provide for an interactive interface for determining annotation information that can be used to recommend content, improve user interaction and satisfaction, as well as improve various image recognition approaches. For example, a user can be presented an interactive interface, such as a game. The interactive interface can include colored graphical elements, where each graphical element can be associated with and display a visual feature of an item. A user can be provided a task or goal, such as to select, move, or otherwise arrange graphical elements based on a visual feature of the elements. The user interaction can generate annotation information that can be utilized to determine related content as well as improve various image recognition approaches.