System and method for using an image to provide search results
AssigneeW.W. Grainger, Inc.
InventorGeoffry A. Westphal
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Abstract
A system and method uses an image manipulating application to define in an object image a plurality of discrete cells. Predefined image information is substituted for image information in selected ones of the plurality of discrete cells to form a translated version of the object image. The translated version of the object image may then be provided to an image recognition capable search engine to obtain search results.
Claims5
A computer-readable media embodied in a non-transient, physical memory device having stored thereon computer executable instructions for providing search results, the instructions performing steps comprising:
- using an image manipulating application to create from an object image a plurality of translated versions of the object images;
- causing each of the plurality of translated versions of the object image to be provided to an image recognition capable search engine to thereby obtain search results;
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- causing the obtained search results to be displayed to a user whereby a prior purchasing behavior of the user is utilized to emphasize within the search results a select one more objects that are the subject of the obtained search results.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.