Method and apparatus for classifying a content item
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorSteven Leonardus Josephus Dimphina Elisabeth Van De Par
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Abstract
Newly created personal classes can be incorporated into classification of a content item, step 201. A first set of content item are manually classified, step 203 to define the newly created personal class such that the class can be incorporated for automatically classifying further content items.
Claims7
A method of classifying a content item into at least one of a plurality of classes, said plurality of classes comprising at least one pre-defined class and at least one personal class, the method comprising the steps of:
- manually classifying a first set of content items into said at least one personal class;
- defining said personal class on the basis of the manual classification of the first set of content items;
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- automatically classifying further content items into at least one of said plurality of classes, said plurality of classes including said defined personal class.
Apparatus for classifying a content item into at least one of a plurality of classes, said plurality of classes comprising at least one pre-defined class and at least one personal class, the apparatus comprising the steps of:
- means for manually classifying a first set of content items into said at least one personal class;
- means for defining said personal class on the basis of the manual classification of the first set of content items;
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- means for automatically classifying further content items into at least one of said plurality of classes, said plurality of classes including said defined personal class.
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