Method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and apparatus for searching an image database
US11908053B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for searching an image database, comprising receiving an adulterated image of an object, the adulterated image including object annotations for visual reference, applying a first neural network to the adulterated image, correlating a result of the applying the first neural network with each image of a reference database of images, the result including an edited image of the object and each image of the reference database of images including a reference object, and selecting, as a matching image, at least one image of the reference database of images having correlation values above a threshold correlation value. The method may include applying a masking to the adulterated image. The masking may include performing, via a second neural network, object recognition on the adulterated image, applying, based on the object recognition, computer vision to detect callout features relative to bounding boxes, and generating a contour mask of the object.
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