Combined Image Query for Content Search
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Solution Overview
Problem
As the amount of available audio and video content increases, users face difficulties in identifying and reproducing successful search queries for finding specific content again, as well as sharing them with others due to the cumbersome nature of text-based search queries.
Innovation Solution
A system that generates a combined image query based on user input, incorporating multiple images and metadata to visually represent the search query, allowing for easier identification and sharing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If text-based search queries are used to search for content, then the search functionality is achieved, but it becomes difficult to identify and reproduce successful queries and cumbersome to share them
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates visual representations (images) that copy and represent the essential elements of text-based search queries. These images serve as visual copies that are easier to identify, reproduce, and share than the original text queries, directly addressing the difficulty of identifying and sharing successful search queries
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms search queries from text format to visual image format, changing the parameter of representation from textual to graphical. This transformation makes the queries more visually distinctive and easier to share through common image transmission channels, resolving the ease of sharing issue
2Loss of information
If multiple images are combined to represent search query contents, then visual indication is improved, but image processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the search query into multiple visual elements or images that can be individually processed and then combined. This segmentation allows for manageable processing of each component while achieving comprehensive visual representation when assembled
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple images representing different aspects of the search query into a single composite visual representation. This combining process creates a unified visual indicator that preserves information from multiple sources while presenting a cohesive view
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AI summary
A first computing device may receive a request for content. The request for content may be received from a second computing device. The content may comprise audio content, video content, and/or audio/video content. The computing device may determine a plurality of images. The plurality of images may be determined based on the request for content. A combined query image may be generated. The combined query image may comprise the plurality of images. The combined query image may be generated by the computing device.