Image Search Templates for Accurate Capture Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current image search technologies often yield inaccurate results due to the need for users to describe text queries that approximate image content, and image-based search options may not provide optimal results without proper guidance on image capturing pose, angle, or characteristics.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that provides image search templates to aid users in capturing images by displaying overlays indicating appropriate pose, range, or view characteristics, allowing for more accurate search results by clustering images based on pixel similarity, labels, or shapes, and generating templates for specific categories to assist in image capture operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users input text queries to search for images, then the search process is simple, but the search accuracy deteriorates because users cannot accurately describe image content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an image template as an intermediary between the user and the image database. The template contains predefined search criteria and parameters that mediate the search process, allowing users to conduct accurate image searches without needing to precisely describe image content in text form.
2Adaptability or versatility
If image-based search is implemented without capture guidance, then users can search using images, but search accuracy deteriorates due to improper capturing pose, angle, or characteristics
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing image capture templates before the actual image capture process. These templates predefine optimal capture parameters, angles, and poses, guiding users to capture images in advance according to recommended settings, thereby ensuring search accuracy from the outset rather than correcting issues afterward.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to users during the image capture process by displaying template guidelines that indicate optimal pose, angle, and other characteristics. This real-time feedback enables users to adjust their capture approach to match the recommended parameters, improving the quality of captured images for search purposes.
3Measurement precision
If image search templates are provided with capture guidance, then search accuracy improves, but device complexity increases due to template display and overlay functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses copying by creating simplified visual representations (overlays) of the image templates that are displayed on the device screen. Instead of implementing complex template processing logic, the system creates visual copies or representations of the template guidelines that guide users through the capture process, reducing computational complexity while maintaining guidance functionality.
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AI summary
Techniques for providing image search templates are provided. An image search template may be associated with an image search query to aid the user in capturing an image that will be appropriate for processing the search query. The template may be displayed as an overlay during an image capturing process to indicate an appropriate image capturing pose, range, angle, or other view characteristics that may provide more accurate search results. The template may also be used in the image search query to segment the image and identify features relevant to the search query. Images in an image database may be clustered using characteristics of the images or metadata associated with the images in order to establish groups of images from which templates may be derived. The generated templates may be provided to users to assist in capturing images to be used as search engine queries.