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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, New York, NY (US);
Wei Xie, Woodridge, IL (US);
Michael Allen Bivins, San Francisco, CA (US);
Steve Jones, Oxford, GB;
Kevin Keqiang Deng, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Brian Schiller, St. Louis, MO (US);
Jonathan Sullivan, Hurricane, UT (US);
Alejandro Terrazas, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Michael Sheppard, Holland, MI (US);
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Example methods, apparatus, systems to perform context-based image recognition are disclosed. Disclosed example methods include comparing a first and second reference region of a reference image with a first and second region of a first captured image to determine a first and second match value. In response to determining the first and second match values satisfy a first and second threshold: associating the first captured image with a product associated with the first reference image, the product being associated with a plurality of second reference images stored in the database. Decrementing index values associated with ones of the second reference images. Removing a reference record associated with one of the second reference images from the database based on a corresponding one of the second index values satisfying a first condition, the removal of the reference record reducing the storage space required to store reference records in the database.