Generic card feature extraction based on card rendering as an image
Methods and apparatus for using features of images representing content items to improve the presentation of the content items are disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of digital images are obtained, where each of the images represents a corresponding one of a plurality of content items. Image features of each of the digital images are determined. Additional features including at least one of user features pertaining to a user of a client device or contextual features pertaining to the client device are ascertained. At least a portion of the content items are provided via a network to the client device using features that include or are derived from both the image features of each of the plurality of digital images and the additional features.
1. A method, comprising:
providing a first set of content items for presentation via a client device associated with a user;
responsive to processing an indication of user interaction with a content item of the first set of content items and a second indication of user interaction with a second content item of the first set of content items, updating a computer-generated model based, at least in part, on a first image feature extracted from both a digital image representing the content item and a second digital image representing the second content item; and
providing, for presentation via at least one of the client device or a second client device associated with the user, a second set of content items using the computer-generated model.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining one or more image features of each one of a plurality of digital images, each of the plurality of digital images representing a corresponding one of a plurality of content items;
wherein providing the second set of content items using the computer-generated model includes:
selecting at least a portion of the plurality of content items using the computer-generated model based, at least in part, on the one or more image features of each of the plurality of digital images; and
providing, for presentation via the client device or the second client device, the portion of the plurality of content items.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the second set of content items using the computer-generated model comprises:
selecting, using the computer-generated model, display features for a third digital image of a second set of digital images, each digital image of the second set of digital images representing a corresponding content item of the second set of content items; and
providing the content item represented by the third digital image according to the display features.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a third set of content items for presentation via at least one of the client device or the second client device associated with the user; and
responsive to processing an indication of a lack of user interaction with a third content item of the third set of content items, updating the computer-generated model based, at least in part, on one or more image features of a third digital image representing the third content item.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating the digital image representing the content item, at least in part, by rendering the content item.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining image features of the digital image representing the content item, at least in part, using digital image processing.
7. The method of claim 1 , the computer-generated model associated with at least one of the user or a class of users including the user.
8. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory, at least one of the processor or the memory being configured to:
provide a first set of content items for presentation via a client device associated with a user;
responsive to processing an indication of user interaction with a content item of the first set of content items and a second indication of user interaction with a second content item of the first set of content items, update a computer-generated model based, at least in part, on a first image feature extracted from both a digital image representing the content item and a second digital image representing the second content item; and
provide, for presentation via at least one of the client device or a second client device associated with the user, a second set of content items using the computer-generated model.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , at least one of the processor or the memory being further configured to:
determine one or more image features of each one of a plurality of digital images, each of the plurality of digital images representing a corresponding one of a plurality of content items;
wherein providing the second set of content items using the computer-generated model includes:
selecting at least a portion of the plurality of content items using the computer-generated model based, at least in part, on the one or more image features of each of the plurality of digital images; and
providing, for presentation via the client device or the second client device, the portion of the plurality of content items.
10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein providing the second set of content items using the computer-generated model comprises:
selecting, using the computer-generated model, display features for a third digital image of a second set of digital images, each digital image of the second set of digital images representing a corresponding content item of the second set of content items; and
providing the content item represented by the third digital image according to the display features.
11. The apparatus of claim 8 , at least one of the processor or the memory being further configured to:
provide a third set of content items for presentation via at least one of the client device or the second client device associated with the user; and
responsive to processing an indication of a lack of user interaction with a third content item of the third set of content items, update the computer-generated model based, at least in part, on one or more image features of a third digital image representing the third content item.
12. The apparatus of claim 8 , at least one of the processor or the memory being further configured to:
generate the digital image representing the content item, at least in part, by rendering the content item.
13. The apparatus of claim 8 , at least one of the processor or the memory being further configured to:
determine image features of the digital image representing the content item, at least in part, using digital image processing.
14. The apparatus of claim 8 , the computer-generated model being associated with at least one of the user or a class of users including the user.
15. A computer program product comprising one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer program instructions stored therein, the computer program instructions being configured such that, when executed by one or more computing devices, the computer program instructions cause the one or more computing devices to:
provide a first set of content items for presentation via a client device associated with a user;
responsive to processing an indication of user interaction with a content item of the first set of content items, update a computer-generated model based, at least in part, on one or more image features of a digital image representing the content item;
provide, for presentation via at least one of the client device or a second client device associated with the user, a second set of content items using the computer-generated model;
provide a third set of content items for presentation via at least one of the client device or the second client device; and
responsive to processing an indication of a lack of user interaction with a second content item of the third set of content items, update the computer-generated model based, at least in part, on one or more image features of a second digital image representing the second content item.
16. The computer program product of claim 15 , the computer program instructions being further configured to:
determine one or more image features of each one of a plurality of digital images, each of the plurality of digital images representing a corresponding one of a plurality of content items;
wherein providing the second set of content items using the computer-generated model includes:
selecting at least a portion of the plurality of content items using the computer-generated model based, at least in part, on the one or more image features of each of the plurality of digital images; and
providing, for presentation via the client device or the second client device, the portion of the plurality of content items.
17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein providing the second set of content items using the computer-generated model comprises:
selecting, using the computer-generated model, display features for a third digital image of a second set of digital images, each digital image of the second set of digital images representing a corresponding content item of the second set of content items; and
providing the content item represented by the third digital image according to the display features.
18. The computer program product of claim 15 , the computer-generated model associated with at least one of the user or a class of users including the user.
19. The computer program product of claim 15 , the computer program instructions being further configured to:
generate the digital image representing the content item, at least in part, by rendering the content item.
20. The computer program product of claim 15 , the computer program instructions being further configured to:
determine image features of the digital image representing the content item, at least in part, using digital image processing.