This disclosure describes various exemplary user interfaces, methods, and computer program products for the interactively ranking image search results refinement method using a color layout. The method includes receiving a text query for an image search, presenting image search results in a structured presentation based on the text query and information from an interest color layout. The process creates image search results that may be selected by the user based on color selection palettes or color layout specification schemes. Then the process ranks the image search results by sorting the results according to similarity scores between color layouts from the image search results and the interest color layout from a user based on the color selection palettes and the color layout specification schemes.

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›1.independentA method for interactively ranking image search results by using a color layout relevance, implemented at least in part by a computing device, the met…+5

›2.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the color selection palettes comprises a standard color palette, a query dependent color palette, and a color palette u…d2

›3.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the color layout specification scheme comprises at least one of:na free-scribbling to allow a user to freely draw strok…d2

›4.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the color appearance compatibility comprises a degree that the colors in the image corresponding to the interest layout…d2

›5.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the spatial distribution consistency comprises that the color appearing in the region corresponding to the interest col…d2

›6.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the contextual layout similarity comprises assigning different weights to a propagated color, the weights are set accor…d2

›7.independentA computing device comprising a processor; a memory storing computer-readable instructions executed on the processor, the computer-readable instructio…+6

›8.↳ 7The computing device of claim 7, wherein the color appearance compatibility comprises a degree that the colors in the image corresponding to the inter…d2

›9.↳ 7The computing device of claim 7, wherein the spatial distribution consistency comprises that the color appearing in the region corresponding to the in…d2

›10.↳ 7The computing device of claim 7, wherein the contextual layout similarity comprises assigning different weights to a propagated color, the weights are…d2

›11.↳ 7The computing device of claim 7, wherein the color selection palettes to indicate interest colors comprises:na standard color palette, wherein colors …d2

›12.↳ 7The computing device of claim 7, wherein the color specification scheme comprises:na free-scribbling to allow a user to freely draw strokes to indicat…d2

›13.↳ 7The computing device of claim 7, further comprising a checkbox feature for turning on a color layout ranking.d2

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Section G — Physics

G06K9/60

USPC · US Patent Classification

382/305382/162

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