Selecting images using associated keywords
AssigneeVistaprint Technologies Limited
InventorBrian Hanechak
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Abstract
An automated method for identifying images in an image database based on scores assigned to a plurality of input keywords. Each input keyword is assigned a keyword score based on the number of images in the database that are associated with that keyword. Each image in the database is then assigned an image similarity score based on the keyword scores of the input keywords associated with that image. If a user selects an image in the image database and requests to see similar images, the keywords associated with the selected image are used as input keywords. Images in the database with image similarity scores indicating greatest similarity are provided to the user.
Claims14
A computer-implemented method for selecting one or more images from a plurality of stored images, the stored images each having a plurality of keywords associated therewith, the method comprising:
- assigning a keyword score to each of a plurality of input keywords, each keyword score being based on the number of stored images associated with that input keyword;
- assigning an image similarity score to at least some of the stored images, each image similarity score being based on the keyword scores of the input keywords associated with that image;
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- selecting one or more of the stored images based on the image similarity scores of the stored images.
A method of operating a server system in communication with a client system, the server system having access to a database of images, each image having a plurality of associated keywords, the method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of input keywords;
- assigning a keyword score to each input keyword, the keyword score being based on the number of images in the database associated with that input keyword;
- assigning an image similarity score to at least some of the database images, each similarity score being based on the keyword scores of the input keywords associated with that image;
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- selecting one or more images in the database based on the image similarity scores of the stored images.
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