Image Captioning With Similarity Scoring for Representative Tags

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing automated methods for generating image-specific technologies have difficulty in generating informative and concise image labels have not effectively addressed the challenge of generating informative and effective image generation of existing technologies have not effectively addressed the challenge of addressing the challenge of addressing the challenge of generating specific and relevant tags for a set of images, specifically addressing the challenge of addressing the challenge of addressing the challenge of addressing the challenge of providing a concise and informative representation of the image content.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for generating representative tags involves obtaining images and their associated tags, computing image-tag similarity scores in a multi-modal embedding space, scaling dimensions based on variance, and selecting a representative tag with the highest classification score by averaging similarity scores across the image set.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If automated methods are used to generate image tags, then productivity is improved by eliminating manual annotation, but the quality and relevance of generated tags deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetag generation efficiencyVSAvoidtag relevance accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system computes image-tag similarity scores and uses them to generate classification scores that feed back into the tag selection process. This feedback mechanism allows the system to iteratively refine tag selections based on measured similarity, improving tag relevance while maintaining automated efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical tagging with an automated computational system that uses multi-modal embedding spaces and similarity scoring. This substitution maintains productivity while improving quality through consistent algorithmic application rather than variable human judgment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Ease of operation

If generic tagging methods are used, then ease of operation is improved by simplifying the tagging process, but the specificity and informativeness of tags deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetagging process simplicityVSAvoidimage content specificity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system computes individual similarity scores for each image-tag pair, allowing each tag to be evaluated based on its specific relevance to each image rather than applying a uniform generic tagging approach. This local evaluation preserves information specificity while maintaining operational simplicity through automation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The tagging system dynamically adjusts tag selection based on computed similarity scores rather than applying static generic tags. This dynamic approach ensures tags are specific to each image's content while keeping the process simple through automated score-based selection

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Reliability

If multiple tags are generated for each image, then the completeness of image representation is improved, but the complexity of selecting representative tags deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage representation completenessVSAvoidtag selection process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces classification scores as an intermediary metric that simplifies the selection of representative tags from multiple generated tags. Instead of directly comparing multiple tags across images, the classification scores serve as a mediator that aggregates similarity information, reducing selection complexity while maintaining representation completeness

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20250378704A1Captioning for image personalization
Publication Date: 2025.12.11 ADOBE INC
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AI summary

A method, apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, apparatus, and system for image processing include obtaining a plurality of images and a plurality of tags, wherein each of the plurality of tags represents a corresponding element of at least one of the plurality of images, computing a plurality of image-tag similarity scores, wherein each of the plurality of image-tag similarity scores indicate a similarity between one of the plurality of images and one of the plurality of tags, computing a plurality of classification scores corresponding to the plurality of tags, respectively, by averaging a subset of the plurality of image-tag similarity scores corresponding to each of the plurality of tags, and selecting a representative tag for the plurality of images based on the representative tag having a highest classification score among the plurality of classification scores.