Selection of representative images

摘要

Methods and systems for selecting a representative image of an entity are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for selecting a representative image of an entity is disclosed. The method includes: accessing a collection of images of the entity; clustering, based on similarity of one or more similarity features, images from the collection to form a plurality of similarity clusters; and selecting the representative image from one of said similarity clusters. Further, based on cluster size of said similarity clusters popular clusters can be determined, and the selection of the representative image can be from the popular clusters. In addition, the method can further include assigning a headshot score based upon a portion of the respective image covered by the entity to respective images in said popular clusters, and further selecting the representative image based upon the headshot score.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
obtaining a collection of images of a particular object; for each image of the collection, identifying a sub-area of the image that (i) is centered around the particular object, and (ii) has a predetermined size or aspect ratio; generating a score for each of two or more of the images of the collection using representative image selection criterion that include image feature coverage criteria relating to an amount of the sub-area of the image that is occupied by a predetermined feature of the particular object; and selecting a particular image of the collection as a representative image of the particular object based on the scores.