Generating clusters of images for search results
US7725451B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/58
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for generating clusters of images for a search result of an image query is provided. When an original image query is received, the search system identifies text associated with the original image query by submitting the original image query to a search engine. The search system identifies phrases from the text of the web page containing the search result. The search system uses each of the identified phrases as an image query and submits the image queries to an image search engine. The search system considers the image search result for each image query to represent a cluster of related images. The search system then presents the clusters of images as the images of the image search result of the original image query.
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