公开(公告)号：US12061642B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US16900362

申请日：2020-06-12

Applicant: A9.com, Inc.

Inventor： Sunil Ramesh ,  Shruti Sheorey ,  Colin Jon Taylor ,  Mark Scott Waldo

IPC: G06F16/58 ,  G06F16/2457 ,  G06F16/583 ,  G06F40/134 ,  G06Q30/0601

CPC classification number: G06F16/58 ,  G06F16/24578 ,  G06F16/583 ,  G06F40/134 ,  G06Q30/0625 ,  G06Q30/0641

Abstract: Techniques for providing recommended keywords in response to an image-based query are disclosed herein. In particular, various embodiments utilize an image matching service to identify recommended search keywords associated with image data received from a user. The search keywords can be used to perform a keyword search to identify content associated with an image input that may be relevant. For example, an image search query can be received from a user. The image search query may result in multiple different types of content that are associated with the image. The system may present keywords associated with matching images to allow a user to further refine their search and/or find other related products that may not match with the particular image. This enables users to quickly refine a search using keywords that may be difficult to identify otherwise and to find the most relevant content for the user.

公开(公告)号：US10860821B1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US15139080

申请日：2016-04-26

Applicant: A9.com, Inc.

Inventor： Adam Moshe Neustein ,  William Brendel ,  Pinkee Rasik Patel Gupta ,  Zur Nehushtan ,  Sean Niu ,  Shruti Sheorey ,  Sunil Ramesh

IPC: G06F16/30 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06F16/583

Abstract: Because not all companies register or obtain barcodes (or other encodings or identifiers) from a single, consistent source, and because different companies can be associated with the same barcode at different times, there can be multiple products associated with a specific barcode. If a user requests information associated with a specific barcode, information associated with the user or request can be used to attempt to determine the associated product if more than one matching product is uncovered. In some embodiments, a location of a user device at approximately a time of the request can be used to attempt to determine the appropriate product, such as if the user is in a store that only offers one of the potential products. Other information can be used as well, such as past locations, purchase history, viewing patterns, and the like.

公开(公告)号：US10409856B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15606812

申请日：2017-05-26

Applicant: A9.com, Inc.

Inventor： Arnab Sanat Kumar Dhua ,  Himanshu Arora ,  Sunil Ramesh

IPC: G06K9/46 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06F16/00 ,  G06F16/583 ,  G06N7/00 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06K9/32

Abstract: A computing device can determine visual words for images in a first set of images associated with a description that includes a term. Each visual word can describe pixels in an image. The device can determine visual words for images in a second set of images that are associated with a description that does not include the term. The device can determine a set of visual words that are associated with the term. The device can determine regions in images corresponding to visual words in the set of visual words. The device can associate the respective determined regions for the images with the term in a database. When a search query is received that includes an image that is determined to be associated with the term, the database can be utilized to determine images responsive to the query by identifying images that are also associated with the term.

公开(公告)号：US10176198B1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-08

申请号：US15150241

申请日：2016-05-09

Applicant: A9.com, Inc.

Inventor： Arnab Sanat Kumar Dhua ,  Sunil Ramesh

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  G06K9/62

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for identifying and recommending similar items based on visual similarity to a selected content item. Visual similarity may be characterized by identifying features depicted in a selected content item and comparing those features to features in an electronic catalog of content items. Visual similarity may also factor in medium and subject matter. For example, when a content item depicts a landscape painting, other landscape paintings (rather than paintings of different subject matter or photographs) will be recommended. Other visual characteristics, such as color theme and distribution, brushwork, etc. may also be represented in the recommended content items. As discussed further herein, different features may be weighted differently based on the analysis of the content item. These weightings enable the recommended content items to be tailored to visually similar subject matter.

公开(公告)号：US09870633B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US15387219

申请日：2016-12-21

Applicant: A9.com, Inc.

Inventor： Adam Wiggen Kraft ,  Arnab Sanat Kumar Dhua ,  Douglas Ryan Gray ,  Xiaofan Lin ,  Yu Lou ,  Sunil Ramesh ,  Colin Jon Taylor ,  David Creighton Mott

IPC: G06T11/60 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G06T11/60 ,  G06K9/00577 ,  G06T19/006

Abstract: Various embodiments enable a computing device to perform tasks such as highlighting words in an augmented reality view that are important to a user. For example, word lists can be generated and the user, by pointing a camera of a computing device at a volume of text, can cause words from the word list within the volume of text to be highlighted in a live field of view of the camera displayed thereon. Accordingly, users can quickly identify textual information that is meaningful to them in an Augmented Reality view to aid the user in sifting through real-world text.

公开(公告)号：US20170228809A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15498843

申请日：2017-04-27

Applicant: A9.com, Inc.

Inventor： Ismet Zeki Yalniz ,  Sunil Ramesh

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06T7/90

CPC classification number: G06T7/90 ,  G06K9/00496 ,  G06Q30/0625 ,  G06Q30/0631 ,  G06Q30/0643 ,  G06T11/001

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for generating recommendations utilizing visual image analysis, for example, by inserting a representative image of an item in an empty region of a digital image. Representative images for an item may be determined by generating a score for each potential image for insertion into the digital image, where a representative image is selected having a highest score from the ranking. The representative image selected may be pre-processed such that the image appears naturally in the setting.

公开(公告)号：US09704033B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-11

申请号：US14747331

申请日：2015-06-23

Applicant: A9.com, Inc.

Inventor： Arnab Sanat Kumar Dhua ,  Himanshu Arora ,  Sunil Ramesh

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/46

CPC classification number: G06K9/00536 ,  G06K9/4652

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method for computing color descriptors of product images. For example, a number of fine color representatives can be determined to describe color variation in an image as a histogram by assigning a saturation value and a brightness value to a plurality of color hues. For each pixel of the image, the closest color among a defined fine color representative set is computed. In this example, each of the pixels is assigned a color ID corresponding to their closest matching fine color representative and at least one family color ID corresponding one or more pure color families. In this example, a histogram of the color representatives and a histogram for the color families are computed. A single color vector descriptor for the image is then determined by combining the family histogram with the color representative histogram.

公开(公告)号：US09582735B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-28

申请号：US15063050

申请日：2016-03-07

Applicant: A9.com, Inc.

Inventor： Simant Dube ,  Sunil Ramesh ,  Xiaofan Lin ,  Arnab Sanat Kumar Dhua ,  Colin Jon Taylor ,  Jaishanker K. Pillai

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N19/90

CPC classification number: G06K9/6215 ,  G06F17/30247 ,  G06K9/00523 ,  G06K9/4676 ,  G06K9/52 ,  G06K9/6206 ,  G06K9/6211 ,  G06K9/6218 ,  G06K9/6232 ,  G06K9/6256 ,  G06K9/6267 ,  G06K9/6269 ,  G06K9/6276 ,  G06K9/6277 ,  G06K9/6284 ,  G06K9/66 ,  G06K2209/19 ,  H04N19/426 ,  H04N19/90

Abstract: Various embodiments may increase scalability of image representations stored in a database for use in image matching and retrieval. For example, a system providing image matching can obtain images of a number of inventory items, extract features from each image using a feature extraction algorithm, and transform the same into their feature descriptor representations. These feature descriptor representations can be subsequently stored and used to compare against query images submitted by users. Though the size of each feature descriptor representation isn't particularly large, the total number of these descriptors requires a substantial amount of storage space. Accordingly, feature descriptor representations are compressed to minimize storage and, in one example, machine learning can be used to compensate for information lost as a result of the compression.

Abstract translation: 各种实施例可以增加存储在用于图像匹配和检索的数据库中的图像表示的可扩展性。 例如，提供图像匹配的系统可以获得多个库存物品的图像，使用特征提取算法从每个图像中提取特征，并将其转换成它们的特征描述符表示。 这些特征描述符表示可随后存储并用于与用户提交的查询图像进行比较。 虽然每个特征描述符表示的大小不是特别大，但是这些描述符的总数需要大量的存储空间。 因此，压缩特征描述符表示以最小化存储，并且在一个示例中，可以使用机器学习来补偿由于压缩而丢失的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20160358015A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：US15238413

申请日：2016-08-16

Applicant: A9.com, Inc.

Inventor： Arnab Sanat Kumar Dhua ,  Gautam Bhargava ,  Douglas Ryan Gray ,  Sunil Ramesh ,  Colin Jon Taylor

IPC: G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G06K9/00288 ,  G06F16/784 ,  G06K9/00221 ,  G06K9/00228 ,  G06K9/00261 ,  G06K9/00711

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for detection of cast members in video content such as movies, television shows, and other programs. Data indicating cast members who appear in a video program is obtained. Each cast member is associated with a reference image depicting a face of the cast member. A frame is obtained from the video program, and a face is detected in the frame. The frame can correspond to a scene in the video program. The detected face in the frame is recognized as being a particular cast member based at least in part on the reference image depicting the cast member. An association between the cast member and the frame is generated in response to the detected face in the frame being recognized as the cast member.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于在诸如电影，电视节目和其他节目的视频内容中检测演员的各种实施例。 获取表示出现在视频节目中的演员的数据。 每个铸造构件与描绘铸件的表面的参考图像相关联。 从视频节目获得帧，并且在帧中检测到一个脸部。 该帧可以对应于视频节目中的场景。 至少部分地基于描绘铸件的参考图像将框架中检测到的面部识别为特定铸件。 响应于被识别为铸件的框架中检测到的面而产生铸造构件和框架之间的关联。

公开(公告)号：US20160179821A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-23

申请号：US15059388

申请日：2016-03-03

Applicant: A9.com, Inc.

Inventor： Nicholas E. Matsakis ,  Sonja E. Hyde-Moyer ,  Sunil Ramesh

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F16/24578 ,  G06F16/248 ,  G06F16/51 ,  G06F16/58 ,  G06F16/5838

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating a search of published works, non-published works, and/or other works using both visual and text search elements. Upon receipt of an image, the search engine application determines whether the item depicted in the image includes searchable content. Once the search engine application determines that the item depicted in the image contains searchable content, the search engine application facilitates receipt of the search string that may be used to search the searchable content of the item. The search engine application may generate one or more search results in response to the search.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于促进搜索出版作品，非出版作品和/或使用视觉和文本搜索元素的其他作品的各种实施例。 在接收到图像时，搜索引擎应用程序确定图像中描绘的项目是否包括可搜索的内容。 一旦搜索引擎应用程序确定图像中描绘的项目包含可搜索内容，则搜索引擎应用便于接收可用于搜索该项目的可搜索内容的搜索字符串。 搜索引擎应用可以响应于搜索而生成一个或多个搜索结果。