System and method for associating images with semantic entities

摘要

A system and computer-implemented method for associating images with semantic entities and providing search results using the semantic entities. An image database contains one or more source images associated with one or more images labels. A computer may generate one or more documents containing the labels associated with each image. Analysis may be performed on the one or more documents to associate the source images with semantic entities. The semantic entities may be used to provide search results. In response to receiving a target image as a search query, the target image may be compared with the source images to identify similar images. The semantic entities associated with the similar images may be used to determine a semantic entity for the target image. The semantic entity for the target image may be used to provide search results in response to the search initiated by the target image.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, using one or more computing devices, an input image as a search query; determining, using the one or more computing devices, reference images that are identified as matching the input image, each image of the reference images being associated with at least one entity including text information related to that image; selecting, using the one or more computing devices, from among multiple entities that are collectively associated with the reference images, one or more particular entities to associate with the input image; identifying, using the one or more computing devices, a particular entity from amongst the one or more particular entities based on a number of the reference images that are associated with one or more entities that include the text information of the identified particular entity, wherein the text information of the identified particular entity is configured to disambiguate from other different entities that include common text information; and storing, using the one or more computing devices, data that associates the input image with the identified particular entity.