Multimedia database retrieval system which maintains a posterior probability distribution that each item in the database is a target of a search
US5696964A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99945
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A queryless, multimedia database search method incorporating a Bayesian inference engine that refines its answer with each user response. The set of user responses includes of a series of displays and user actions, and is defined by a relatively simple user interface.
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