Image Thumbnail Linking to Web Pages via Text Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of electronic devices face inconvenience and time consumption when trying to find information related to stored images, as they need to manually perform search operations on the internet.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device method and apparatus that links a thumbnail of an image to relevant web pages by detecting and recognizing text regions, generating search queries from character strings, and selecting web pages with similar content, allowing users to access linked web pages directly from the thumbnail.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If manual search operations are performed on the Internet using information from images, then information can be obtained, but the process is inconvenient and time consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting text regions, recognizing character strings, and pre-linking image thumbnails to relevant web pages before the user needs the information. This eliminates the need for manual searching at the time of information retrieval, directly reducing time consumption while maintaining ease of operation through automated preprocessing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (automatic text detection and web page linking system) that bridges the gap between stored images and relevant web pages. This intermediary automatically performs the search function by detecting text in images, generating search queries, and establishing links, thereby eliminating manual searching and reducing time loss without compromising user convenience.
2Ease of operation
If automatic text detection and web page linking is implemented, then access to information is quick and convenient, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the complex information retrieval process into distinct functional modules: text region detection unit, text recognition unit, web page search unit, web page selection unit, and image linking unit. Each module handles a specific task independently, making the overall complex system manageable through modular design while providing automated convenient access to users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by automatically performing text detection, recognition, and web page linking without requiring user intervention. The electronic device serves itself by autonomously processing images, generating search queries, and establishing connections to relevant web pages, thereby enhancing user convenience while containing system complexity through automated self-processing.
Data Source
AI summary
A method, performed by an electronic device, for linking a thumbnail of an image and at least one web page is disclosed. In this method, the image including at least one text region may be accessed in a storage unit. At least one text region may be detected in the image and at least one character string in the at least one text region may be recognized. Further, the method may include selecting the at least one web page from the plurality of web pages and linking the thumbnail of the image and the at least one web page.