Single user interface for selecting, modifying, and querying images

摘要

Methods and apparatus are presented for a morphing search tool that provides a single user interface through which a user may both modify a displayed image and perform an image similarity query based on the modified image. The morphing search tool may allow a user to repeat this process until a desired image is found and displayed. Further, the image repository to be searched may be specified by a user and the images to be modified and searched for may be any type of image. The morphing search tool may be integrated within a merchant website, an image management system, or as a stand alone application.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
performing, by one or more computing devices:
providing a user interface for specifying an image-based search query;receiving input via the user interface selecting an image for use as a search query;displaying one or more moveable selectable elements on the image, wherein each of the moveable selectable elements has a moveable position on the image, and wherein the moveable selectable elements identify portions of the image that are modifiable;receiving input via the user interface making one or more modifications to the image selected for the search query, wherein the input making the one or more modifications is a received interaction with one or more moveable selectable elements, and the received interaction is a movement of the one or more moveable selectable elements to new positions on the image;responsive to the received movement of the one or more moveable selectable elements on the image, moving a portion of the image identified by the one or more moveable selectable elements to a new position within the image and thereby modifying the image;performing an image similarity search using the modified image as a search query for the image similarity search; andpresenting one or more other images as a result of the image similarity search, wherein the one or more images are included in the result based on similarity to the modified image.