EP0802489A3
Multimedia database retrieval system
Abstract
A queryless, multimedia database search method incorporating a Bayesian inference engine that refines its answer with each user response. The set of user responses includes of a series of displays and user actions, and is defined by a relatively simple user interface.
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Priority claims4
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
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| 634313 | United States of America | – | |
| 63431396 | United States of America | A | |
| 63431396 | United States of America | A | |
| US19960634313 | – | – | – |
Members10
| Document | Office | Kind | |
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| EP0802489A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| US5696964A | United States of America | A | |
| JPH1040268A | Japan | A | |
| CN1173675A | China | A | |
| EP0802489A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| JP3053003B2 | Japan | B2 | |
| CN1094219C | China | C | |
| EP0802489B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DE69723346D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| DE69723346T2 | Germany | T2 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0802489
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0802489
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0802489
- Application
- 97106304
- Application, DOCDB
- 97106304
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19970106304
Titles3
- German
- Multimedia-Datenbankwiederauffindungssystem
- English
- Multimedia database retrieval system
- French
- Système de recouvrement de données multimédia
Classification
- CPC, 4
- G06F16/40
- G06F16/5838
- Y10S707/99935
- Y10S707/99945
- IPC, 3
- G06F3 14
- G06F3 048
- G06F17 30
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 2
- Germany
- United Kingdom