Pinterest, Inc.

Kelei Xu

Dmitry Olegovich Kislyuk

Naveen Gavini

Andrew Huan Zhai

Kevin Yushi Jing

Adam Jay Barton

Yushi Jing

Marcelo Reis E Silva De Queiroz

Maesen Churchill

Yue Li Du

Zhefei Yu

Described is a system and method for enabling dynamic selection of a search input. For example, rather than having a static search input box, the search input may be dynamically positioned such that it encompasses a portion of displayed information. For example, a user may touch a touch-based display using two fingers to invoke the dynamic search input and then determine a size and a position of the dynamic search input by moving their fingers on the display. An image segment that includes a representation of the encompassed portion of the displayed information is generated and processed to determine an object represented in the portion of the displayed information. Additional images with visually similar representations of objects are then determined and presented to the user.

Dynamic search control invocation and visual search

Described is a system and method for enabling dynamic selection of a search input. For example, rather than having a static search input box, the search input may be dynamically positioned such that it encompasses a portion of displayed information. An image segment that includes a representation of the encompassed portion of the displayed information is generated and processed to determine an object represented in the portion of the displayed information. Additional images with visually similar representations of objects are then determined and presented to the user.

Dynamic search input selection

Described is a system and method for enabling visual search for information. With each selection of an object included in an image, additional images that include visually similar objects are determined and presented to the user.

Mixed type image based search results

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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Kelei Xu