Canon kabushiki kaisha (20240193217). INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
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KEIICHI Takashima of Kanagawa (JP)
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240193217 titled 'INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
The patent application describes an information processing apparatus that can connect to the internet and perform various tasks related to logo recognition and organization inference.
- The obtaining unit retrieves a logo image from a scanned document.
- The search unit looks for similar images on the internet.
- The inference unit determines the organization name associated with the image found online using named entity recognition.
Potential Applications: - Brand monitoring and protection - Marketing and advertising research - Document verification and authentication
Problems Solved: - Efficient logo recognition from scanned documents - Quick identification of organizations based on logos - Streamlining online research processes
Benefits: - Time-saving in logo identification - Enhanced accuracy in organization inference - Improved document analysis capabilities
Commercial Applications: "Logo Recognition and Organization Inference Technology for Brand Protection and Market Research"
Prior Art: Researchers can explore prior art related to image recognition, named entity recognition, and document analysis technologies.
Frequently Updated Research: Stay updated on advancements in image recognition algorithms, named entity recognition models, and internet search techniques.
Questions about Logo Recognition and Organization Inference Technology: 1. How does the apparatus differentiate between various logos to accurately infer organization names? 2. What are the potential privacy concerns associated with scanning and analyzing logos from documents?
Original Abstract Submitted
an information processing apparatus that is connectable to the internet, includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a logo image corresponding to a logo representing a particular organization from a scanned image of a document; a search unit configured to search for a web page including an image similar to the obtained logo image through the internet; and an inference unit configured to infer an organization name corresponding to the image included in the web page by performing named entity recognition using a named entity inference model for the web page searched by the search unit.
