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Identifying product metadata from an item image

US8750557B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

eBay Inc. · US

Inventors

Sanjay Pundlkrao Ghatare · San Jose, US
Ali Dasdan · San Jose, US
Naren Chittar · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 15, 2011
Grant date	Jun 10, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 13, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/10024
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A metadata extraction machine accesses an image that depicts an item and identifies an attribute of the item and a descriptor that specifies a value for the identified attribute. The machine identifies the attribute and the descriptor based on an analysis of the accessed image that includes distinguishing a foreground portion of the image from a background portion of the image. Distinguishing a foreground portion from the background portion may include segmenting the image to identify the foreground and background portions. Some or all of the analysis may be performed by the machine. The machine then stores the identified descriptor of the item as metadata of the item.

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