Patent ID: 9135305
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method performed by a data processing apparatus, the method comprising: providing, by a computer, an image to an image processing apparatus, the image being defined within a first bounded region; receiving, by the computer, from the image processing apparatus a plurality of object search results for the provided image, each object search result identifying: wherein at least one of the respective pre-specified object classes specified by the object search results is different from each other respective pre-specified object class specified by the object search results; determining, by the computer, for each object search result, a respective rank score from characteristics of the respective second bounded region identified by the object search result, comprising: ranking, by the computer, the object search results according to their respective rank scores; and providing, for each ranked object search result, a result image to a user device for display according to the ranking, the result image including a portion of the provided image defined by the respective second bounded region identified by the ranked object search result.