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.
Claims14
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 define in an object image a plurality of discrete cells;
- receiving input to cause the image manipulating application to substitute predefined image information for image information contained within selected ones of the plurality of discrete cells to thereby form a translated version of the object image;
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- causing the translated version of the object image to be provided to an image recognition capable search engine to thereby obtain search results.
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 define in an object image a plurality of discrete cells;
- receiving input to cause the image manipulating application to zoom selected ones of the plurality of discrete cells whereupon the image manipulating application defines in the zoomed ones of the plurality of discrete cells a plurality of discrete sub-cells;
- receiving input to cause the image manipulating application to substitute predefined image information for image information contained within selected ones of the plurality of discrete sub-cells to thereby form a translated version of the object image;
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- causing the translated version of the object image to be provided to an image recognition capable search engine to thereby obtain search results.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.