System and method for using image analysis and search in e-commerce
OwnerSalih Burak Gokturk, Baris Sumengen +9inventors
InventorsSalih Burak Gokturk, Baris Sumengen, Diem Vu, Navneet Dalal, Danny Yang, Xiaofan Lin, Azhar Khan, Munjal Shah, Dragomir Anguelov, Lorenzo Torresani, Vincent Vanhoucke
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide a system and method for providing merchandise items at a network site. According to an embodiment, an image of a merchandise item is obtained. The image is programmatically analyzed to determine information about the merchandise item. The information is used to generate a presentation that includes the merchandise item.
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A method for providing merchandise items at a network site, the method comprising:
- storing a plurality of records, wherein each record includes at least one of (i) data representing an image of a merchandise item, or (ii) the image of the merchandise item, wherein each record further identifies a link to another network site where the merchandise item is purchasable;
- enabling a user to enter a search criteria that is based on or includes image data;
- performing a search of the plurality of records using the search criteria in order to identify a search result comprising one or more records from the plurality of records;
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- displaying at least a portion of the search result to the user.
A method for providing a user-interface to offer merchandise items on a network site, the method comprising:
- for each of a plurality of terminals that connect to the site across a network, displaying a first plurality of panels, wherein each panel includes at least (i) an image of a merchandise item for sale, and (ii) a link to a network location where the merchandise item is purchasable;
- enabling a user of each of the plurality of terminals to select or specify, as a search criteria, at least one of (i) one of the plurality of panels, (ii) an image contained in the one of the plurality of panels, (iii) a portion of the image of the one of the plurality of panels, or (iv) a feature or characteristic of the image of one of the panels;
- in response to receiving the search criteria, providing a result that identifies one or more panels or merchandise items.
A system for providing merchandise items at a network site, the system comprising:
- a collection of records, each record including (i) at least one of an image, or data representing an image, of a merchandise item, and (ii) a link to a network location where the merchandise item of that record is purchasable by a user;
- a user-interface module that is configured to enable the user to specify a search criteria that includes or specifies image data;
- a search module that performs a search of the collection using the search criteria in order to identify one or more records that satisfy the criteria;
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- wherein at least an image of or representing the merchandise item of the record that satisfied the criteria is displayed to the user.
A method for using image recognition to provide merchandise items on a network site, the method comprising:
- obtaining an image of a merchandise item;
- programmatically analyzing the image to determine information about the merchandise item;
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- using the information to generate a presentation that includes the merchandise item.
A method for providing an online commerce site, the method comprising:
- obtaining an image of each of a plurality of merchandise items;
- programmatically analyzing each of the plurality of images in order to determine information about that merchandise item, wherein the information includes an attribute or a characteristic of the individual merchandise items;
- storing the information about each merchandise item in a data store;
- enabling an interface in which a user is able to specify a search criterion that includes a value of the attribute or the characteristic;
- in response to receiving the search criterion, performing a search operation to identify one or more merchandise items that satisfy the search criterion.
A method for providing an online commerce site, the method comprising:
- providing a collection of records, wherein each record includes (i) an image of a corresponding merchandise item, (ii) image data associated with the image of the merchandise item, and (iii) one or more metadata and/or text items that are descriptive of the merchandise item;
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- enabling the user to search the collection of records by specifying, as a search criteria for a desired item, an input corresponding to any of image data, a visual characteristic, a classification, or a keyword.
A system for providing merchandise items through a network, the system comprising:
- a user-interface configured to enable a user to specify, as a search criteria for a desired item, an input corresponding to any of (i) image data, (ii) a visual characteristic, (iii) a classification, or (iv) a keyword;
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- a search module that is configured to access an index for a collection of records, wherein the search module uses the search criteria to determine a search result from the index, the search result identifying one or more merchandise items that satisfy the search criteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.