摘要 |
A visually-oriented search system guides a search with non-verbal inputs. Instead of specifying discrete attributes (words) as input to a search engine, a user may create a visual model of a desired end result and apply the model as a generalized input from which discrete attributes are extracted for submission to conventional search engines. The search may be enhanced with a simulation of the visually-created query, and the simulation may be transformed into a query suitable for distribution to one or more search engines. The query may be refined using domain-specific rules, vocabulary, expert systems, and the like. Search results may be browsed by a user, or employed to further refine subsequent searches. |
申请人 |
MY VIRTUAL MODEL INC.;GUAY, LOUISE;FARIBAULT, CLAUDE;SAUMIER-FINCH, GREGORY;HAYDOCK, ELIZABETH;ST-ARNAUD, JEAN |
发明人 |
GUAY, LOUISE;FARIBAULT, CLAUDE;SAUMIER-FINCH, GREGORY;HAYDOCK, ELIZABETH;ST-ARNAUD, JEAN |