Choosing image labels
US9218546B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V10/762
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems and apparatus for choosing image labels. In one aspect, a method includes receiving data specifying a first image, receiving text labels for the first image, receiving search results in response to a web search performed using at least some of the text labels as queries, ranking the text labels, at least in part, based on a number of resources referenced by the received search results, wherein at least some of the resources each include an image matching the first image, and selecting an image label for the image from the ranked text labels, the image label being selected based on the ranking.
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