Providing image search templates

摘要

Techniques for providing image search templates are provided. An image search template may be associated with an image search query to aid the user in capturing an image that will be appropriate for processing the search query. The template may be displayed as an overlay during an image capturing process to indicate an appropriate image capturing pose, range, angle, or other view characteristics that may provide more accurate search results. The template may also be used in the image search query to segment the image and identify features relevant to the search query. Images in an image database may be clustered using characteristics of the images or metadata associated with the images in order to establish groups of images from which templates may be derived. The generated templates may be provided to users to assist in capturing images to be used as search engine queries.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
selecting, from among multiple images of different types of objects, a subset of images that are each classified as an image of a particular type of object; selecting a particular image of the subset as a representative image for the particular type of object; generating, based on the representative image for the particular type of object, a template for use by a user in aiding a capture of images of objects of the particular type of object; and providing the template in response to a request that indicates the particular type of object.