IP Library Granted Patent US 11,455,332
Granted Patent B2
US 11,455,332 · App. 16/847,129 · Granted Sep 27, 2022

Query change system, search system, and computer readable medium

Inventors: Daigo Horie (Kanagawa, JP); Shintaro Adachi (Kanagawa, JP); Yang Liu (Kanagawa, JP); Akinobu Yamaguchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
G06F16/535G06F16/583G06V10/40
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Patent No.
US 11,455,332
App. No.
16/847,129
Granted
Sep 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A query change system includes: a processor configured to correct, in a case where a first query image inputted by a user includes a contradicting part that contradicts a first condition related to a search target, the contradicting part of the first query image in accordance with the first condition to generate a second query image.

Claims (44)

1. A query change system comprising:

a processor configured to

in response to determining that (i) a first query image inputted by a user includes a contradicting part that contradicts a first condition related to a search target and (ii) the contradicting part does not satisfy a predetermined second condition, correct the contradicting part of the first query image in accordance with the first condition to generate a second query image; and

in response to determining that (i) the first query image includes the contradicting part and (ii) the contradicting part satisfies the second condition, not correct the contradicting part.

2. The query change system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first condition is information to be used as a search query.

3. The query change system according to claim 2 , wherein

the information is related to a feature extracted from the first query image.

4. The query change system according to claim 1 , wherein,

in correcting the contradicting part, the processor maintains a structural feature shown in the first query image that is not related to the contradicting part, among at least one structural feature extracted from the first query image.

5. The query change system according to claim 4 , wherein

the at least one structural feature is extracted according to a type of a content of the first query image.

6. The query change system according to claim 4 , wherein

the at least one structural feature is extracted according to the user.

7. The query change system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor determines that the second condition is satisfied in response to determining that the contradicting part constitutes a structural feature shown in the first query image.

8. The query change system according to claim 1 , wherein,

in response to the processor determining that (i) the first query image includes the contradicting part and (ii) the contradicting part does not satisfy the predetermined second condition, the processor notifies the user of information on the contradicting part before correcting the contradicting part.

9. The query change system according to claim 1 , wherein,

before correcting the contradicting part, the processor outputs an inquiry to the user about whether to generate the second query image.

10. The query change system according to claim 1 , wherein,

in response to the processor determining that the contradicting part includes a first part that is intended by the user and is to be excluded from the first query image, the processor outputs an inquiry to the user about whether to change the first condition with respect to the first part.

11. The query change system according to claim 1 , wherein

in response to the processor determining the first condition related to the contradicting part is changeable, the processor outputs an inquiry to the user about whether to change the first condition.

12. The query change system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor presents the second query image to the user.

13. The query change system according to claim 12 , wherein

the processor presents the second query image such that the second query image and the first query image are arranged side by side on a same screen.

14. The query change system according to claim 13 , wherein

the processor adds a mark in at least one of the first query image and the second query image, the mark indicating the contradicting part that is to be corrected or that has been corrected.

15. The query change system according to claim 12 , wherein,

before performing a search, the processor outputs an inquiry to the user about whether to use the second query image in the search.

16. The query change system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first condition includes a condition related to laws and regulations.

17. The query change system according to claim 16 , wherein,

in response to the processor determining a condition inputted by the user as the first condition contradicts the laws and the regulations, the processor ignores the first condition contradicting the laws and the regulations.

18. A search system comprising:

a processor configured to

in response to determining that (i) a first query image includes a contradicting part that contradicts a first condition related to a search target and (ii) the contradicting part does not satisfy a predetermined second condition, correct the contradicting part of the first query image in accordance with the first condition to generate a second query image and search a database using the second query image; and

in response to determining that (i) the first query image includes the contradicting part and (ii) the contradicting part satisfies the second condition, not correct the contradicting part and search the database using the first query image.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for changing a query, the process comprising:

receiving a first query image inputted from a user;

in response to determining that (i) the first query image includes a contradicting part that contradicts a first condition related to a search target and (ii) the contradicting part does not satisfy a predetermined second condition, correcting the contradicting part of the first query image in accordance with the first condition to generate a second query image; and

in response to determining that (i) the first query image includes the contradicting part and (ii) the contradicting part satisfies the second condition, not correcting the contradicting part.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2020
From: HORIE, DAIGO; ADACHI, SHINTARO; LIU, YANG; YAMAGUCHI, AKINOBU
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052383/0727 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-191530 · Oct 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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