System and method for summarization of search results

A system to summarize search results from a similarity search request comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory containing a set of instructions thereon that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
• receive a similarity search query from a user, the similarity search query comprising at least one similarity search criteria;
• execute the similarity search query on at least one data source, the at least one data source comprising a plurality of images, each of the plurality of images associated with metadata responsive to the similarity search criteria;
• receive a plurality of search results from the at least one data source, the plurality of search results including a plurality of images from the data source, the plurality of images responsive to the at least one similarity search criteria;
• cluster the plurality of search results, the clustering based on the metadata associated with the plurality of search results excluding the at least one similarity search criteria;
• summarize the plurality of search results based on the clustering, the summarization based on at least one of dominant subsets of the plurality of search results, feature categories of the plurality of search results, and distinctive features of the plurality of search results;
• display the summarization of the plurality of search results in a display view;
• and
• provide an interactive user interface to allow the user to refine the plurality of search results based on the summarization.

A non-transitory processor readable medium comprising a set of instructions thereon to summarize search results from a similarity search request that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:

• receive a similarity search query from a user, the similarity search query comprising at least one similarity search criteria;
• execute the similarity search query on at least one data source, the at least one data source comprising a plurality of images, each of the plurality of images associated with metadata responsive to the similarity search criteria;
• receive a plurality of search results from the at least one data source, the plurality of search results including a plurality of images from the data source, the plurality of images responsive to the at least one similarity search criteria;
• cluster the plurality of search results, the clustering based on the metadata associated with the plurality of search results excluding the at least one similarity search criteria;
• summarize the plurality of search results based on the clustering, the summarization based on at least one of dominant subsets of the plurality of search results, feature categories of the plurality of search results, and distinctive features of the plurality of search results;
• display the summarization of the plurality of search results in a display view;
• and
• provide an interactive user interface to allow the user to refine the plurality of search results based on the summarization.