System for recommending an article not present in an image
US8572116B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9535
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An object is to conduct a search for an article absent in an input image. A recommendation system according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with an input unit to achieve input of a still image, an article recognizing unit to analyze the input image to recognize an article section according to an article included in the image, a category specifying unit to specify a category according to the input image on the basis of the recognized article section, an article information extracting unit to extract identification information of an article section except for the recognized article section among article sections associated with the specified category, and an output unit to output the extracted identification information of the article section and/or information corresponding thereto. This configuration allows the recommendation system of the embodiment to provide a function (article search function) to achieve input of a still image including one or more articles and output of identification information of an article section according to an article absent in the image and/or other information.
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