Image-Text Mutual Retrieval Model Training with LSTM Feature Extraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies face challenges in accurately performing image-text mutual retrieval, which is essential for scenarios where correlations between text and image data need to be leveraged for efficient data retrieval.

Innovation Solution

The proposed solution involves training an image-text mutual retrieval model using a method that includes acquiring training data pairs consisting of text and image data, extracting text and image coding features using multi-layer LSTM networks and image coding modules, respectively, and adjusting model parameters based on a calculated training loss to achieve convergence.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If multi-layer LSTM networks are used to extract text coding features, then the accuracy of text feature extraction is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetext feature extraction accuracyVSAvoidmodel structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The text coding module is segmented into multiple LSTM network layers, where each layer processes text features at different levels of abstraction. The first LSTM network layer extracts basic text features, while subsequent layers capture more complex semantic patterns, enabling progressive feature refinement without requiring a single overly complex model

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a nested structure where multiple LSTM networks are arranged in sequence, with each network processing the output of the previous layer. This nested arrangement allows the model to capture text features at multiple hierarchical levels, from word-level representations to sentence-level semantics, thereby improving extraction accuracy through layered processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Quantity of substance

If training data pairs with long text data are used, then the comprehensiveness of text information is improved, but the processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetext information comprehensivenessVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The text processing is segmented into multiple stages corresponding to different LSTM network layers. Each layer processes portions of the text data independently, allowing parallel computation and reducing the sequential processing time while maintaining comprehensive text information extraction across all layers

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The model performs preliminary feature extraction at earlier LSTM layers before processing more complex semantic patterns in subsequent layers. This staged approach allows the system to quickly capture basic text information while progressively refining it, reducing overall processing time compared to processing all text information simultaneously

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12277169B2Method and apparatus for training an image-text mutual retrieval model, image-text mutual retrieval method, and device
Publication Date: 2025.04.15 INSPUR SUZHOU INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed in the present disclosure are an image-text mutual retrieval model training method and apparatus, an image-text mutual retrieval method, and a device, applied to the technical field of retrieval. The image-text mutual retrieval model training method includes: acquiring training data pairs; inputting the training data pair in an initial model, and extracting text coding features of text training data and image coding features of image training data by using a text coding module and an image coding module in the initial model, respectively; calculating a training loss based on the text coding features and the image coding features, and performing parameter adjustment on the initial model based on the training loss; and in response to the training loss meeting a convergence condition, determining the initial model after the parameter adjustment as an image-text mutual retrieval model.