Image-based search interface
OwnerJames R. Everinghaminventor
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Abstract
Systems and method for providing an image-based search interface. In one embodiment, for example, there is provided a method comprising displaying an image, and upon a user's activation of the image, presenting to the user a pre-populated search interface. There is also provided an image processing method for providing a web user with a pre-populated search interface, comprising: (a) receiving an image from a source; (b) analyzing the image to identify the subject matter within the image; (c) generating a search tag based on the subject matter within the image; and (d) sending the search tag to the source. In one embodiment, the systems and methods described herein are used in computer-implemented advertising.
Claims22
A computer-implemented method of automatically providing contextually relevant document search results proximate to an image displayed on a digital content platform, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving notification that an end-user has activated the image on the digital content platform;
- (b) providing the image to a crowdsource network for analysis, wherein the crowdsource network identifies the subject matter within the image and generates a search query that is contextually relevant to the subject matter within the image;
- (c) receiving the search query from the crowdsource network;
- (d) conducting a search for contextually relevant documents based on the search query received in step (c), wherein the contextually relevant documents are selected from the group consisting of:
- advertisements;
- text documents;
- hyperlinks;
- images;
- and Internet search results;
- and
- (e) sending the search query and the contextually relevant documents to the digital content platform for display in a search interface proximate to the image.
A computer-implemented method of automatically providing an Internet search query, pre-populated in a search engine interface displayed proximate to an image on a digital content platform, comprising:
- (a) receiving notification that an end-user has activated the image on the digital content platform;
- (b) providing the image to an image analysis engine, wherein the image analysis engine generates a search query;
- (c) receiving the search query from the image analysis engine;
- and
- (d) sending the search query to the digital content platform such that the search query is provided to the end-user in a pre-populated search engine interface.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for automatically providing contextually relevant document search results proximate to an image displayed on a digital content platform, the computer-readable storage medium comprising:
- instructions executable by at least one processing device that, when executed, cause the processing device to
- (a) receive notification that an end-user has activated the image on the digital content platform;
- (b) provide the image to a crowdsource network for analysis, wherein the crowdsource network identifies the subject matter within the image and generates a search query that is contextually relevant to the subject matter within the image;
- (c) receive the search query from the crowdsource network;
- (d) conduct a search for contextually relevant documents based on the search query received in step (c), wherein the contextually relevant documents are selected from the group consisting of:
- advertisements;
- text documents;
- hyperlinks;
- images;
- and Internet search results;
- and
- (e) send the search query and the contextually relevant documents to the digital content platform for display in a search interface proximate to the image.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for automatically providing an Internet search query, pre-populated in a search engine interface displayed proximate to an image on a digital content platform, the computer-readable storage medium comprising:
- instructions executable by at least one processing device that, when executed, cause the processing device to
- (a) receive notification that an end-user has activated the image on the digital content platform;
- (b) provide the image to an image analysis engine, wherein the image analysis engine generates a search query;
- (c) receive the search query from the image analysis engine;
- and
- (d) pre-populate a search engine interface, displayed on the digital content platform, with the search query.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.