Abstract:
A method of recognizing an event depicted in an image from the image and a location information associated with the image is disclosed. The method includes acquiring the image and its associated location information; using the location information to acquire an aerial image(s) correlated to the location information; identifying the event using both the image and the acquired aerial image(s); and storing the event in association with the image for subsequent use.
Abstract:
A method of determining the image capture date of a scanned hardcopy medium having an image side and a non-image side, includes scanning the hardcopy medium to produce a scanned digital image; detecting handwritten annotations in the scanned digital image of the hardcopy medium; and using the handwritten annotations to determine the image capture date of the hardcopy medium by analyzing the handwritten annotations to identify names of people and associated ages; providing the names and lifespan information for a set of persons likely to appear in the hardcopy medium; and using the identified names of people and the associated ages along with the lifespan information to determine the image capture date.
Abstract:
A method of determining the image capture date of a scanned hardcopy medium having an image side and a non-image side, includes scanning the hardcopy medium to produce a scanned digital image; detecting handwritten annotations in the scanned digital image of the hardcopy medium; and using the handwritten annotations to determine the image capture date of the hardcopy medium by analyzing the handwritten annotations to identify names of people and associated ages; providing the names and lifespan information for a set of persons likely to appear in the hardcopy medium; and using the identified names of people and the associated ages along with the lifespan information to determine the image capture date.
Abstract:
A method of determining the geographic location of a hardcopy medium having an image side and a non-image side, includes scanning a hardcopy medium to produce a scanned digital image; scanning the non-image side of the hardcopy medium; detecting a location feature from the scan of the non-image side of the hardcopy medium; using the location feature to determine the geographic location of the scanned digital image; and storing the determined geographic location of the scanned digital image.
Abstract:
A principled, probabilistic approach to meta-learning acts as a go-between for a 'black- box' image annotation system and its users. Inspired by inductive transfer, the approach harnesses available information, including the black-box model's performance, the image representations, and a semantic lexicon ontology. Being computationally 'lightweight.' the meta-learner efficiently re-trains over time, to improve and/or adapt to changes. The black-box annotation model is not required to be re-trained, allowing computationally intensive algorithms to be used. Both batch and online annotation settings are accommodated. A "tagging over time" approach produces progressively better annotation, significantly outperforming the black-box as well as the static form of the meta-learner, on real-world data.
Abstract:
A method for viewing a collection of images or videos, includes analyzing the collection to determine properties of the images or videos and using the determined properties to produce icons corresponding to such properties; providing a time-varying display of the images or videos in the collection following an ordering of the images or videos in the collection and at least one of the corresponding icons; receiving a user selection of an icon; and changing the display of the images or videos in the collection following a reordering of the images or videos in the collection in response to the user selection.
Abstract:
A method of recommending social group(s) for sharing one or more user images, includes using a processor for acquiring the one or more user images and their associated metadata; acquiring one or more group images from the social group(s) and their associated metadata; computing visual features for the user images and the group images; and recommending social group(s) for the one of more user images using both the visual features and the metadata.
Abstract:
A method of determining the geographic location of a hardcopy medium having an image side and a non-image side, includes scanning a hardcopy medium to produce a scanned digital image; scanning the non-image side of the hardcopy medium; detecting a location feature from the scan of the non-image side of the hardcopy medium; using the location feature to determine the geographic location of the scanned digital image; and storing the determined geographic location of the scanned digital image.
Abstract:
A principled, probabilistic approach to meta-learning acts as a go-between for a 'black- box' image annotation system and its users. Inspired by inductive transfer, the approach harnesses available information, including the black-box model's performance, the image representations, and a semantic lexicon ontology. Being computationally 'lightweight.' the meta-learner efficiently re-trains over time, to improve and/or adapt to changes. The black-box annotation model is not required to be re-trained, allowing computationally intensive algorithms to be used. Both batch and online annotation settings are accommodated. A "tagging over time" approach produces progressively better annotation, significantly outperforming the black-box as well as the static form of the meta-learner, on real-world data.