Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Searching with Images instead of Words

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the blessing-for-those-who-can't-spell dept.

johnsee writes "A computer vision researcher by the name of Hartmut Neven is developing ingenious new technology that allows the searching of a database by submitting an image, for example, off a mobile phone camera. Imagine taking a photo of a street corner to find out where you are, or the photo of a city building to see its history"

4 of 207 comments (clear)

  1. Better yet... by punkass · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..imagine being the guy who has to photograph EVERY STREET CORNER IN THE WORLD.

    --
    "Nobody owns the fucking words man." - James Dean
  2. Fleck's image recognition by 2advanced.net · · Score: 5, Funny

    So when do you combine this with Fleck's nude recognition algorithms to provide a service that can identify a person by partial nude picture?

    The possibilities are endless!

    --
    2advanced.net - Business Quality Hosting
  3. New Query Language by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Enter search criteria: (.)(.)

    --
    Table-ized A.I.
  4. Re:Man on man by 2advanced.net · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Man on man"? Man oh man, Freud would love this!

    --
    2advanced.net - Business Quality Hosting