Scene classification for place recognition
    1.
    发明授权
    Scene classification for place recognition 有权
    场地识别场景分类

    公开(公告)号:US08532400B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-10

    申请号:US13556350

    申请日:2012-07-24

    IPC分类号: G06K9/62

    CPC分类号: G06K9/00671 G06K2209/27

    摘要: Aspects of the invention pertain to identifying whether or not an image from a user's device is of a place. Before undertaking time and resource consuming analysis of an image using specialized image analysis modules, pre-filtering classification is conducted based on image data and metadata associated with the image. The metadata may include geolocation information. One classification procedure analyzes the metadata to perform a high level determination as to whether the image is of a place. If the results indicate that it is of a place, then a further classification procedure may be performed, where the image information is analyzed, with or without the metadata. This process may be done concurrently with a place match filtering procedure. The results of the further classification will either find a match with a given place or not. The output is a place match either with or without geolocation information.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的方面涉及识别来自用户设备的图像是否是位置。 在使用专门的图像分析模块对图像进行时间和资源消耗分析之前,基于与图像相关联的图像数据和元数据进行预过滤分类。 元数据可以包括地理定位信息。 一个分类程序分析元数据以对图像是否是一个地方进行高级确定。 如果结果表明它是一个地方,则可以执行进一步的分类过程,其中分析图像信息,具有或不具有元数据。 该过程可以与场所匹配过滤程序同时进行。 进一步分类的结果将会找到与给定地点的匹配。 输出是与地理位置信息或不具有地理位置信息的地点匹配。

    Scene classification for place recognition
    2.
    发明授权
    Scene classification for place recognition 有权
    场地识别场景分类

    公开(公告)号:US08238671B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-07

    申请号:US12632284

    申请日:2009-12-07

    IPC分类号: G06K9/62

    CPC分类号: G06K9/00671 G06K2209/27

    摘要: Aspects of the invention pertain to identifying whether or not an image from a user's device is of a place. Before undertaking time and resource consuming analysis of an image using specialized image analysis modules, pre-filtering classification is conducted based on image data and metadata associated with the image. The metadata may include geolocation information. One classification procedure analyzes the metadata to perform a high level determination as to whether the image is of a place. If the results indicate that it is of a place, then a further classification procedure may be performed, where the image information is analyzed, with or without the metadata. This process may be done concurrently with a place match filtering procedure. The results of the further classification will either find a match with a given place or not. The output is a place match either with or without geolocation information.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的方面涉及识别来自用户设备的图像是否是位置。 在使用专门的图像分析模块对图像进行时间和资源消耗分析之前,基于与图像相关联的图像数据和元数据进行预过滤分类。 元数据可以包括地理定位信息。 一个分类程序分析元数据以对图像是否是一个地方进行高级确定。 如果结果表明它是一个地方,则可以执行进一步的分类过程,其中分析图像信息,具有或不具有元数据。 该过程可以与场所匹配过滤程序同时进行。 进一步分类的结果将会找到与给定地点的匹配。 输出是与地理位置信息或不具有地理位置信息的地点匹配。

    Matching an approximately located query image against a reference image set
    4.
    发明授权
    Matching an approximately located query image against a reference image set 有权
    将大致定位的查询图像与参考图像集进行匹配

    公开(公告)号:US08189964B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-29

    申请号:US12632338

    申请日:2009-12-07

    IPC分类号: G06K9/36 G06K9/62

    摘要: Aspects of the invention pertain to matching a selected image/photograph against a database of reference images having location information. The image of interest may include some location information itself, such as latitude/longitude coordinates and orientation. However, the location information provided by a user's device may be inaccurate or incomplete. The image of interest is provided to a front end server, which selects one or more cells to match the image against. Each cell may have multiple images and an index. One or more cell match servers compare the image against specific cells based on information provided by the front end server. An index storage server maintains index data for the cells and provides them to the cell match servers. If a match is found, the front end server identifies the correct location and orientation of the received image, and may correct errors in an estimated location of the user device.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的方面涉及将选定的图像/照片与具有位置信息的参考图像的数据库进行匹配。 感兴趣的图像可以包括一些位置信息本身,例如纬度/经度坐标和方向。 然而,用户设备提供的位置信息可能不准确或不完整。 感兴趣的图像被提供给前端服务器,前端服务器选择一个或多个单元以匹配图像。 每个单元可以具有多个图像和索引。 一个或多个单元匹配服务器根据前端服务器提供的信息将图像与特定单元进行比较。 索引存储服务器维护单元的索引数据,并将它们提供给单元匹配服务器。 如果找到匹配,则前端服务器识别接收到的图像的正确位置和方向,并且可以校正用户设备的估计位置中的错误。

    Matching An Approximately Located Query Image Against A Reference Image Set
    5.
    发明申请
    Matching An Approximately Located Query Image Against A Reference Image Set 有权
    将参考图像集合的大致位置查询图像进行匹配

    公开(公告)号:US20110135207A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-09

    申请号:US12632338

    申请日:2009-12-07

    IPC分类号: G06K9/62

    摘要: Aspects of the invention pertain to matching a selected image/photograph against a database of reference images having location information. The image of interest may include some location information itself, such as latitude/longitude coordinates and orientation. However, the location information provided by a user's device may be inaccurate or incomplete. The image of interest is provided to a front end server, which selects one or more cells to match the image against. Each cell may have multiple images and an index. One or more cell match servers compare the image against specific cells based on information provided by the front end server. An index storage server maintains index data for the cells and provides them to the cell match servers. If a match is found, the front end server identifies the correct location and orientation of the received image, and may correct errors in an estimated location of the user device.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的方面涉及将选定的图像/照片与具有位置信息的参考图像的数据库进行匹配。 感兴趣的图像可以包括一些位置信息本身,例如纬度/经度坐标和方向。 然而,用户设备提供的位置信息可能不准确或不完整。 感兴趣的图像被提供给前端服务器,前端服务器选择一个或多个单元以匹配图像。 每个单元可以具有多个图像和索引。 一个或多个单元匹配服务器根据前端服务器提供的信息将图像与特定单元进行比较。 索引存储服务器维护单元的索引数据,并将它们提供给单元匹配服务器。 如果找到匹配,则前端服务器识别接收到的图像的正确位置和方向,并且可以校正用户设备的估计位置中的错误。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING VIRTUAL TAGS
    6.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING VIRTUAL TAGS 有权
    用于启用虚拟标签的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130066878A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-14

    申请号:US13674483

    申请日:2012-11-12

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A method and apparatus for enabling virtual tags is described. The method may include receiving a first digital image data and virtual tag data to be associated with a real-world object in the first digital image data, wherein the first digital image data is captured by a first mobile device, and the virtual tag data includes metadata received from a user of the first mobile device. The method may also include generating a first digital signature from the first digital image data that describes the real-world object, and in response to the generation, inserting in substantially real-time the first digital signature into a searchable index of digital images. The method may also include storing, in a tag database, the virtual tag data and an association between the virtual tag data and the first digital signature inserted into the index of digital images.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于启用虚拟标签的方法和装置。 该方法可以包括在第一数字图像数据中接收与真实世界对象相关联的第一数字图像数据和虚拟标签数据,其中第一数字图像数据由第一移动设备捕获,并且虚拟标签数据包括 从第一移动设备的用户接收的元数据。 该方法还可以包括从描述真实世界对象的第一数字图像数据生成第一数字签名,并且响应于生成,基本上实时地将第一数字签名插入到可搜索的数字图像索引中。 该方法还可以包括在标签数据库中存储虚拟标签数据以及虚拟标签数据与插入数字图像索引中的第一数字签名之间的关联。

    Hybrid Use of Location Sensor Data and Visual Query to Return Local Listings for Visual Query
    7.
    发明申请
    Hybrid Use of Location Sensor Data and Visual Query to Return Local Listings for Visual Query 有权
    混合使用位置传感器数据和可视化查询返回可视化查询的本地列表

    公开(公告)号:US20110137895A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-09

    申请号:US12855563

    申请日:2010-08-12

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A visual query is received from a client system, along with location information for the client system, and processed by a server system. The server system sends the visual query and the location information to a visual query search system, and receives from the visual query search system enhanced location information based on the visual query and the location information. The server system then sends a search query, including the enhanced location information, to a location-based search system. The search system receives and provides to the client one or more search results to the client system.

    摘要翻译: 从客户端系统接收到视觉查询以及客户端系统的位置信息,并由服务器系统进行处理。 服务器系统将视觉查询和位置信息发送到视觉查询搜索系统,并且基于视觉查询和位置信息从视觉查询搜索系统接收增强的位置信息。 然后,服务器系统将包括增强位置信息的搜索查询发送到基于位置的搜索系统。 搜索系统接收并向客户端提供一个或多个搜索结果给客户端系统。

    MATCHING AN APPROXIMATELY LOCATED QUERY IMAGE AGAINST A REFERENCE IMAGE SET
    8.
    发明申请
    MATCHING AN APPROXIMATELY LOCATED QUERY IMAGE AGAINST A REFERENCE IMAGE SET 审中-公开
    匹配对参考图像集的大致定位的查询图像

    公开(公告)号:US20120114239A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-10

    申请号:US13352740

    申请日:2012-01-18

    IPC分类号: G06K9/68

    摘要: Aspects of the invention pertain to matching a selected image/photograph against a database of reference images having location information. The image of interest may include some location information itself, such as latitude/longitude coordinates and orientation. However, the location information provided by a user's device may be inaccurate or incomplete. The image of interest is provided to a front end server, which selects one or more cells to match the image against. Each cell may have multiple images and an index. One or more cell match servers compare the image against specific cells based on information provided by the front end server. An index storage server maintains index data for the cells and provides them to the cell match servers. If a match is found, the front end server identifies the correct location and orientation of the received image, and may correct errors in an estimated location of the user device.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的方面涉及将选定的图像/照片与具有位置信息的参考图像的数据库进行匹配。 感兴趣的图像可以包括一些位置信息本身,例如纬度/经度坐标和方向。 然而,用户设备提供的位置信息可能不准确或不完整。 感兴趣的图像被提供给前端服务器,前端服务器选择一个或多个单元以匹配图像。 每个单元可以具有多个图像和索引。 一个或多个单元匹配服务器根据前端服务器提供的信息将图像与特定单元进行比较。 索引存储服务器维护单元的索引数据,并将它们提供给单元匹配服务器。 如果找到匹配,则前端服务器识别接收到的图像的正确位置和方向,并且可以校正用户设备的估计位置中的错误。

    Method and apparatus for enabling virtual tags
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for enabling virtual tags 有权
    用于启用虚拟标签的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08332424B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-11

    申请号:US13107295

    申请日:2011-05-13

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A method and apparatus for enabling virtual tags is described. The method may include receiving a first digital image data and virtual tag data to be associated with a real-world object in the first digital image data, wherein the first digital image data is captured by a first mobile device, and the virtual tag data includes metadata received from a user of the first mobile device. The method may also include generating a first digital signature from the first digital image data that describes the real-world object, and in response to the generation, inserting in substantially real-time the first digital signature into a searchable index of digital images. The method may also include storing, in a tag database, the virtual tag data and an association between the virtual tag data and the first digital signature inserted into the index of digital images.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于启用虚拟标签的方法和装置。 该方法可以包括在第一数字图像数据中接收与真实世界对象相关联的第一数字图像数据和虚拟标签数据,其中第一数字图像数据由第一移动设备捕获,并且虚拟标签数据包括 从第一移动设备的用户接收的元数据。 该方法还可以包括从描述真实世界对象的第一数字图像数据生成第一数字签名,并且响应于生成,基本上实时地将第一数字签名插入到可搜索的数字图像索引中。 该方法还可以包括在标签数据库中存储虚拟标签数据以及虚拟标签数据与插入数字图像索引中的第一数字签名之间的关联。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING VIRTUAL TAGS
    10.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING VIRTUAL TAGS 有权
    用于启用虚拟标签的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120290591A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-15

    申请号:US13107295

    申请日:2011-05-13

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A method and apparatus for enabling virtual tags is described. The method may include receiving a first digital image data and virtual tag data to be associated with a real-world object in the first digital image data, wherein the first digital image data is captured by a first mobile device, and the virtual tag data includes metadata received from a user of the first mobile device. The method may also include generating a first digital signature from the first digital image data that describes the real-world object, and in response to the generation, inserting in substantially real-time the first digital signature into a searchable index of digital images. The method may also include storing, in a tag database, the virtual tag data and an association between the virtual tag data and the first digital signature inserted into the index of digital images.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于启用虚拟标签的方法和装置。 该方法可以包括在第一数字图像数据中接收与真实世界对象相关联的第一数字图像数据和虚拟标签数据,其中第一数字图像数据由第一移动设备捕获,并且虚拟标签数据包括 从第一移动设备的用户接收的元数据。 该方法还可以包括从描述真实世界对象的第一数字图像数据生成第一数字签名,并且响应于生成,基本上实时地将第一数字签名插入到可搜索的数字图像索引中。 该方法还可以包括在标签数据库中存储虚拟标签数据以及虚拟标签数据与插入数字图像索引中的第一数字签名之间的关联。