Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Using images to identify incorrect or invalid business listings
- Patent Title (中): 使用图像来识别不正确或无效的商家信息
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Application No.: US13088521Application Date: 2011-04-18
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Publication No.: US08462991B1Publication Date: 2013-06-11
- Inventor: Melanie Clements
- Applicant: Melanie Clements
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G01C21/00

Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to identifying incorrect or fraudulent business listings. More specifically, business listings may be validated by comparing the listing information to information identified from images at or near the location of the business. For example, a plurality of geolocated street level images of various locations may be categorized using computer vision techniques. A particular business listing may include, among other information, a location (address, etc.) as well as a business category. The pre-categorized images are then selected based on the location of the particular business listing. The categories of the selected images are then compared to the category of the particular business listing to validate the business listing.
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