On-Image Gesture Search Query Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current web search engines face challenges in providing accurate search results due to language differences and the inability of users to accurately express their queries using textual searches, as users may struggle to convey their intentions effectively.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize on-image gestures detected on multimedia content elements to generate textual search queries, allowing users to interact with multimedia content through touch gestures, scrolls, and clicks, which are analyzed to determine user interest and generate relevant search queries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users employ traditional textual search queries, then the search interface remains simple and easy to use, but the accuracy and relevance of search results deteriorate due to language differences and users' inability to accurately express their intentions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces multimedia content elements (images, videos, audio) as intermediary objects between the user and the search engine. Instead of directly entering text queries, users interact with multimedia content through gestures, and the system automatically generates textual search queries from these interactions. This intermediary approach preserves ease of use while significantly improving search accuracy by capturing users' true intentions through their natural interaction with visual content.
2Measurement precision
If users interact with multimedia content through gestures, then the ability to accurately express search intentions improves, but the device complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs self-service mechanisms where multimedia content elements automatically perform multiple functions. The content elements not only serve as the focus of user interaction but also automatically generate search queries, manage gesture recognition, and coordinate with search engines. This self-service approach reduces the need for complex separate processing systems while maintaining high search intention accuracy.
3Measurement precision
If the system processes on-image gestures to generate search queries, then the relevance of search results improves, but the processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-processing and analyzing multimedia content elements before user interaction. The system pre-generates potential search queries from multimedia content and prepares gesture recognition patterns in advance. When users interact with the content, the system can quickly match gestures against pre-prepared patterns and retrieve relevant search results, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining high relevance.
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AI summary
A method and system for searching a plurality of information sources using a multimedia content element are provided. The method comprises receiving an input search query including the multimedia content element and at least one on-image gesture detected thereon; generating at least one signature for the multimedia content element; analyzing the at least one on-image gesture to determine at least one portion of the multimedia content element in which a user is interested; generating at least one signature for each of the at least one portion of the multimedia content element; generating a textual search query using the at least the one generated signature; searching the plurality of information sources using the generated textual search query; and causing the display of search results retrieved from the plurality of information sources on a user device.