News tagged with image search

Google buys computer vision startup 'PittPatt'

Google on Monday said it has bought a computer vision startup spun out of the robotics institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

Technology / Business

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

What the doctor prescribes: Customized medical-image databases

Digital archives of biomedical images could someday put critical information at doctors' fingertips within seconds, illustrating how computers can improve the way medicine is practiced. The current reality, however, isn't ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Context is ev ... well, something, anyway

Today, computers can't reliably identify the objects in digital images. But if they could, they could comb through hours of video for the two or three minutes that a viewer might be interested in, or perform ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 05, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Google image search gets a 'swirl'

Google Labs on Tuesday brought more focus to finding pictures online, adding a "Swirl" tool that automatically groups similar images into categories presented on results pages.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

It's semantic -- easier solution to annotate and search images

(PhysOrg.com) -- Innovative software developed in Europe that makes it easier to organise, search and navigate collections of digital images will soon be available to media agencies, photographers and, potentially, ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Grid helps find one picture in a million

(PhysOrg.com) -- Looking for images on the internet can be a frustrating business. Whether you want the perfect sunset over the sea or the London skyline by night, youre dependent on people to describe the ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1