Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image search engine using image analysis and categorization
- Patent Title (中): 图像搜索引擎使用图像分析和分类
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Application No.: US12185796Application Date: 2008-08-04
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Publication No.: US08190623B2Publication Date: 2012-05-29
- Inventor: James D. Bennett
- Applicant: James D. Bennett
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: Enpulz, L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: Enpulz, L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Garlick & Markison
- Agent Bruce E. Garlick
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06F17/30

Abstract:
An Internet infrastructure that supports searching of images by correlating a search image with that of plurality of images hosted in Internet based servers in selected categories, containing an image search server, and a web browser contained in a client device that supports displaying of the images. The image search server supports delivery of search result pages to a client device based upon a search string or search image, and contains images from a plurality of Internet based web hosting servers. The image search server also delivers characteristic analysis of an image to the client device upon request. The selection of images is done within selected categories and is based upon: (i) word match, that is, by selecting images, titles of which correspond to the search string; and (ii) image correlation, that is, by selecting images, image characteristics of which correlates to that of search image. The selection of images in the search result page also occurs on the basis of popularity. The search image server also selects category based upon user's choice.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090307219A1 IMAGE SEARCH ENGINE USING IMAGE ANALYSIS AND CATEGORIZATION Public/Granted day:2009-12-10
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