Generating and displaying an image tour in response to a user search query
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorSarbajit K. Rakshit
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Abstract
A method, system and a computer program product for generating an image tour in response to a search query in one or more multimedia databases includes determining information corresponding to a first and last image of the image tour by conducting an analysis of the search query. Based on this information, the first and last images satisfying a first pre-defined criteria are identified from the multimedia database. At least one intermediate image satisfying a second pre-defined criteria is identified from one or more videos of the multimedia database based on the identified first and last images. The image tour is generated by placing the identified intermediate images between the first and last images.
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A method for generating an image tour in response to a search query in one or more multimedia databases, comprising the steps of:
- determining information corresponding to a first and second image of the image tour by conducting an analysis of the search query;
- identifying the first and second images from one or more multimedia databases based on the information, the first and second images being identified satisfying a first pre-defined criteria;
- collating at least one intermediate image from one or more videos of the multimedia database based on the identified first and second images, the at least one intermediate image being collated satisfying a second pre-defined criteria;
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- generating the image tour by placing the at least one intermediate image between the first and second images.
A system implemented in a hardware for generating an image tour in response to a search query in one or more multimedia databases, the system comprising a computer infrastructure operable to:
- determine information corresponding to a first and second image of the image tour by conducting an analysis of the search query;
- identify the first and second images from one or more multimedia databases based on the information, the first and second images being identified satisfying a first pre-defined criteria;
- collate at least one intermediate image from one or more videos of the multimedia database based on the identified first and second images, the at least one intermediate image being collated satisfying a second pre-defined criteria;
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- generate the image tour by placing the at least one intermediate image between the first and second images.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having readable program code embodied in the storage medium, the computer program product comprises at least one component operable to:
- receive a search query from a user for generating and displaying an image tour in response thereof;
- determine information corresponding to a first and second image of the image tour by conducting an analysis of the search query;
- identify the first and second images based on the information from one or more multimedia databases stored in one more storage mediums and operatively connected to the computer program product, the first and second images being identified satisfying a first pre-defined criteria;
- collate at least one intermediate image from one or more videos of the multimedia database based on the identified first and second images, the at least one intermediate image being collated satisfying a second pre-defined criteria;
- generate the image tour by placing the at least one intermediate image between the first and second images;
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- send the generated image tour to a display device of the computer program product for displaying thereof to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.