System and method for search with the aid of images associated with product categories

摘要

The present application describes performing a user initiated search query comprising receiving user input comprising description details of at least one desired object, retrieving a plurality of objects from a database sharing one or more of the description details of the user input, retrieving an image of the at least one desired object based on one or more of the plurality of objects, generating a contour of the image and comparing the generated contour with other related contours of other images stored in the database, displaying all of the available contours of all of the images that match the generated contour, receiving a selection of one of the available contours from the user and performing the search query based on the user selected contour.

主权项

1. A method of matching an image provided as user input, the method comprising:
receiving an image as user input; creating a contour of the image via a processor; retrieving at least one additional contour of at least one additional image stored in a database; comparing the created contour of the image to the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image stored in the database; determining whether the created contour matches the at least one additional contour of the at least one additional image; setting a rotation angle used to rotate the at least one additional contour; rotating the at least one additional contour based on the rotation angle; creating a closeness matching factor representing a numerical measure of differences between the created contour and the at least one additional contour based on the comparison; and extracting a new contour from the rotated at least one additional contour.