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Method and apparatus for processing user input selecting images from a web page in a data processing system
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 2002-06-10
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Granted: 2006-07-11
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Expires: 2022-06-10
Abstract
Abstract A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for processing a user input. A user input selecting an image on a page is detected. The image selected by the user input is sent to a server to perform a search in response to detecting the user input. The server performs object recognition analysis on the image to generate a text description of the image. Alternatively, the server may perform an image search for resources with similar images or properties. This text description, which may include one or more words, is used as the basis of the search. A result of the search is received in response to sending the image to the server to form a received result. The received result is displayed. Further, other contextual information associated with the image may be used in addition to or in place of the image in generating the search.
Inventors
- 👤 Dwip N. Banerjee
- 👤 Marilyn Smith Dawkins
- 👤 Rabindranath Dutta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 15:45
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/53; G06F16/532; G06F16/30; G06F16/38; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/912; Y10S707/913; Y10S707/915; Y10S707/917; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A method in a data processing system for processing a user input comprising: detecting a user input selecting an image on a page; sending the image to a server to perform a search in response to detecting the user input; receiving a result of the search in response to sending the image to the server to form a received result; displaying the received result; further comprising: determining whether the image has tag information; responsive to an ALT tag being present, sending the tag information to the server to perform the search; wherein the tag information is sent instead of the image; and wherein the tag information includes at least one of ALT tag information and meta tag information.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
118 words
A method in a data processing system for processing a user input comprising: detecting a user input selecting an image on a page; sending the image to a server to perform a search in response to detecting the user input; receiving a result of the search in response to sending the image to the server to form a received result; displaying the received result; further comprising: determining whether the image has tag information; responsive to an ALT tag being present, sending the tag information to the server to perform the search; wherein the tag information is sent instead of the image; and wherein the tag information includes at least one of ALT tag information and meta tag information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the result is a Web page.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 2 , wherein the Web page contains links to Web pages having a subject matter related to the image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of sending the image to the server includes sending other information associated with the image.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 4 , wherein the other information is contextual information about the image.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the contextual information includes at least one of ALT tag information and meta tag information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the search includes at least one of matching the image with images contained in Web pages and performing object recognition to generate text used to search for Web pages.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
168 words
A data processing system for processing a user input, the data processing system comprising: a bus system; a communications unit connected to the bus system; a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions; and a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to detect a user input selecting an image on a page; send the image to a server to perform a search in response to detecting the user input; receive a result of the search in response to sending the image to the server to form a received result; displaying the received result; displaying the received result; further comprising: determining whether the image has tag information; responsive to an ALT tag being present, sending the tag information to the server to perform the search; wherein the tag information is sent instead of the image; and wherein the tag information includes at least one of ALT tag information and meta tag information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
168 words
A data processing system for processing a user input, the data processing system comprising: a bus system; a communications unit connected to the bus system; a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions; and a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to detect a user input selecting an image on a page; send the image to a server to perform a search in response to detecting the user input; receive a result of the search in response to sending the image to the server to form a received result; displaying the received result; displaying the received result; further comprising: determining whether the image has tag information; responsive to an ALT tag being present, sending the tag information to the server to perform the search; wherein the tag information is sent instead of the image; and wherein the tag information includes at least one of ALT tag information and meta tag information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
144 words
A data processing system for processing a user input comprising: detecting means for detecting a user input selecting an image on a page; sending means for sending the image to a server to perform a search in response to detecting the user input; receiving means for receiving a result of the search in response to sending the image to the server to form a received result; displaying means for displaying the received result; wherein the sending means is a first sending means and further comprising: determining means for determining whether the image has tag information; second sending means, responsive to an ALT tag being present, for sending the tag information to the server to perform the search; wherein the tag information is sent instead of the image; and wherein the tag information includes at least one of ALT tag information and meta tag information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
144 words
A data processing system for processing a user input comprising: detecting means for detecting a user input selecting an image on a page; sending means for sending the image to a server to perform a search in response to detecting the user input; receiving means for receiving a result of the search in response to sending the image to the server to form a received result; displaying means for displaying the received result; wherein the sending means is a first sending means and further comprising: determining means for determining whether the image has tag information; second sending means, responsive to an ALT tag being present, for sending the tag information to the server to perform the search; wherein the tag information is sent instead of the image; and wherein the tag information includes at least one of ALT tag information and meta tag information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The data processing system of claim 9 , wherein the result is a Web page.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The data processing system of claim 10 , wherein the Web page contains links to Web pages having a subject matter related to the image.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The data processing system of claim 9 , wherein the means of sending the image to the server includes sending other information associated with the image.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The data processing system of claim 12 , wherein the other information is contextual information about the image.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The data processing system of claim 13 , wherein the contextual information includes at least one of ALT tag information and meta tag information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
The data processing system of claim 9 , wherein the search includes at least one of matching the image with images contained in Web pages and performing object recognition to generate text used to search for Web pages.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
147 words
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for processing a user input, the computer program product comprising: first instructions for detecting a user input selecting an image on a page; second instructions for sending the image to a server to perform a search in response to detecting the user input; third instructions for receiving a result of the search in response to sending the image to the server to form a received result; fourth instructions for displaying the received result; wherein the sending is a first sending and further comprising: determining whether the image has tag information; second sending, responsive to an ALT tag being present, for sending the tag information to the server to perform the search; wherein the tag information is sent instead of the image; and wherein the tag information includes at least one of ALT tag information and meta tag information.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
147 words
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for processing a user input, the computer program product comprising: first instructions for detecting a user input selecting an image on a page; second instructions for sending the image to a server to perform a search in response to detecting the user input; third instructions for receiving a result of the search in response to sending the image to the server to form a received result; fourth instructions for displaying the received result; wherein the sending is a first sending and further comprising: determining whether the image has tag information; second sending, responsive to an ALT tag being present, for sending the tag information to the server to perform the search; wherein the tag information is sent instead of the image; and wherein the tag information includes at least one of ALT tag information and meta tag information.
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