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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2004
Alexander Vaschillo, Redmond, WA (US);
Bradley P. Gibson, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher A. Evans, Sammamish, WA (US);
John C. Platt, Redmond, WA (US);
Nathaniel H. Ballou, Kirkland, WA (US);
Paul S. Hellyar, Redmond, WA (US);
Scott E. Dart, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Steve C. Glenner, Bellevue, WA (US);
Alexander Vaschillo, Redmond, WA (US);
Bradley P. Gibson, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher A. Evans, Sammamish, WA (US);
John C. Platt, Redmond, WA (US);
Nathaniel H. Ballou, Kirkland, WA (US);
Paul S. Hellyar, Redmond, WA (US);
Scott E. Dart, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Steve C. Glenner, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for presenting images and related items to a user. A digital image from a data store is assessed, and a portion of the image is defined as a region of interest. Properties are associated with this defined region, and these properties are utilized to infer relationships between the region of interest and related items in the data store. Optionally, a user input indicating a desire to view related content may be received and such content may be presented to the user.