Cohesive visualized instruction representation
US11200283B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/289
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving a query from a user requesting assistance regarding instructions for performing a task; identifying, within steps of the instructions, words that can be visualized, wherein the identifying comprises identifying relationships between terms within the query to generate a step query; retrieving, for each of the steps, a plurality of images representing the identified words; identifying at least one object occurring within the plurality of images corresponding to more than one of the steps; selecting an image for each of the steps of the instructions, wherein the selecting an image comprises selecting an image for each step such that the identified at least one object is represented similarly in each selected image including the identified at least one object; and presenting the instructions as visualized instructions by presenting the selected images for each of the steps in order.
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