US 11,816,174 B2
Enhanced search with morphed images
Yi Yu, Shanghai (CN); Jingying Wang, Shanghai (CN); Kaikai Tong, Shanghai (CN); Jie Ren, Shanghai (CN); and Yuqi Zhang, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/706,910.
Prior Publication US 2023/0315797 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 16/957 (2019.01); G06F 16/332 (2019.01); G06T 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 16/957 (2019.01) [G06F 16/3326 (2019.01); G06T 3/0093 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving two or more images of objects of a type of object;
generating, using a generative model trained on images of objects of the type of object, one or more morphed images, each morphed image showing an object of the type of object combining visual characteristics of the objects from the received two or more images;
providing the one or more morphed images for presentation;
receiving input indicative of a selection of a first morphed image from the one or more morphed images;
performing a search on an item database using the selected first morphed image as search input to identify one or more search results;
providing the one or more search results for presentation;
receiving a selection of a first search result from the one or more search results;
generating, using the generative model, a further morphed image using the selected first morphed image and an image corresponding to the first search result;
performing a search on the item database using the further morphed image as search input to identify one or more further search results; and
providing the one or more further search results for presentation.