SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING SPONSORED IMAGES TO ACCOMPANY TEXT

摘要

A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system includes receiving text from the user; identifying one or more search terms based on the text; identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the candidate images comprise a sponsored image; presenting one or more candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented preferentially compared to other candidate images; receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images; generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text; and transmitting the social media post for display.

主权项

1. A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post, comprising a processor and a tangible storage medium, said tangible storage medium comprising code executable by the processor for performing steps comprising:
a) receiving text from the user; b) identifying one or more search terms based on the text; c) identifying a set of candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the set of candidate images comprises a sponsored image; d) eliminating an image from the set of candidate images based on an elimination factor; e) presenting at least a subset of the set of candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented preferentially compared to other candidate images; f) receiving from the user a selected image from the set of candidate images; g) generating the social media post wherein the social media post is of a similar size and of a similar shape as the selected image, and wherein the social media post comprises the text displayed superimposed on the selected image; and h) transmitting the social media post for display.