CN113495970A - Picture retrieval method and device and electronic equipment - Google Patents

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CN113495970A
CN113495970A CN202010249190.6A CN202010249190A CN113495970A CN 113495970 A CN113495970 A CN 113495970A CN 202010249190 A CN202010249190 A CN 202010249190A CN 113495970 A CN113495970 A CN 113495970A
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Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a picture retrieval method, a picture retrieval device and electronic equipment, wherein the method comprises the following steps: obtaining a picture to be retrieved; judging whether the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved meet a preset retrieval time threshold or not; if the retrieval times meet a preset retrieval time threshold, determining that the picture to be retrieved is a frequently retrieved picture, and storing the picture to be retrieved into a preset first storage space, wherein the preset first storage space is used for storing the frequently retrieved picture for a long time; and searching by taking the frequently searched pictures as a first search target, and returning a first search result. The invention can improve the retrieval efficiency of the retrieval system.

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Picture retrieval method and device and electronic equipment
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of picture retrieval technologies, and in particular, to a picture retrieval method and apparatus, and an electronic device.
Background
With the continuous development of artificial intelligence technology, the application of face algorithms is more and more popular, and the face algorithms are basically applied to searching pictures in application scenes such as public security, business overload, gardens and the like. The user often searches pictures on a page and a desktop in an uploading/dragging mode, when the user wants to search for pictures with historical pictures or when the user is in mobile office work such as business trips, the user needs to store the pictures in the local area, the cloud end or insert a USB flash disk to copy the previous pictures to search for the pictures, otherwise, when the user wants to use the historical pictures to search for the pictures with the pictures, the user is very passive, the user is not convenient for searching the pictures, and the searching efficiency is influenced.
Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a picture retrieval method which can improve the retrieval efficiency of a retrieval system.
In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an image retrieval method, where the method includes:
acquiring a picture to be retrieved;
judging whether the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved meet a preset retrieval time threshold value or not;
if the retrieval times meet a preset retrieval time threshold, determining that the picture to be retrieved is a frequently retrieved picture, and storing the picture to be retrieved into a preset first storage space, wherein the preset first storage space is used for storing the frequently retrieved picture for a long time;
and searching by taking the frequently searched picture as a first searching target to obtain a first searching result.
Optionally, after the step of determining whether the number of times of retrieval of the picture to be retrieved meets a preset threshold of the number of times of retrieval, the method further includes the steps of:
if the retrieval times do not meet a preset retrieval time threshold, determining that the picture to be retrieved is a temporary retrieval picture, and storing the picture to be retrieved into a preset second storage space, wherein the preset second storage space is used for automatically and temporarily storing the temporary retrieval picture;
and searching by taking the temporary search picture as a second search target, and returning a second search result.
Optionally, after the step of obtaining the picture to be retrieved, the method further includes:
carrying out structural processing on the picture to be retrieved to obtain structural data corresponding to the picture to be retrieved, wherein the structural data comprises picture characteristics of the picture to be retrieved and a picture ID of the picture to be retrieved;
the step of retrieving by using the frequently retrieved pictures as a first retrieval target to obtain a first retrieval result comprises:
retrieving by taking the picture characteristics of the frequently retrieved pictures and the picture ID as a first retrieval target to obtain a corresponding first retrieval result, and returning the first retrieval result;
and/or the step of taking the temporary retrieval picture as a second retrieval target to perform retrieval and returning a second retrieval result comprises the following steps:
and searching by taking the picture characteristics and the picture ID of the temporary search picture as a second search target to obtain a corresponding second search result so as to obtain the second search result.
Optionally, after the step of determining whether the number of times of retrieval of the picture to be retrieved meets a preset threshold of the number of times of retrieval, the method further includes:
if the retrieval times do not meet a preset retrieval time threshold, detecting whether an operation instruction for storing the picture to be retrieved to the preset first storage space is received;
and if the operation instruction is received, taking the picture to be retrieved as a frequently retrieved picture and storing the frequently retrieved picture in the preset first storage space.
Optionally, the step of determining whether the number of times of retrieval of the picture to be retrieved meets a preset threshold of the number of times of retrieval includes:
detecting whether the picture to be retrieved has retrieval records;
if the picture to be retrieved has retrieval records, counting the retrieved detection times of the picture to be retrieved according to the retrieval records;
and comparing the retrieval times with a preset retrieval time threshold, and judging whether the retrieval times meet the preset retrieval time threshold according to a comparison result.
Optionally, the step of counting the number of times of detection of the picture to be retrieved according to the retrieval record includes:
acquiring the user ID of the picture to be retrieved each time according to the retrieval record;
acquiring a current user ID of a current retrieval user;
counting the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved by the current user ID according to the user ID of the picture to be retrieved for each retrieval;
the step of comparing the retrieval times with a preset retrieval time threshold value and judging whether the retrieval times meet the preset retrieval time threshold value according to a comparison result comprises the following steps:
and comparing the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved by the current user ID with a preset retrieval time threshold of the current user ID, and judging whether the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved by the current user ID meet the preset retrieval time threshold of the user ID according to a comparison result.
In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an image retrieving apparatus, where the apparatus includes:
the acquisition module is used for acquiring a picture to be retrieved;
the first judgment module is used for judging whether the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved meet a preset retrieval time threshold value or not;
the first determining module is used for determining the picture to be retrieved as a frequently retrieved picture if the retrieval times meet a preset retrieval time threshold, and storing the picture to be retrieved into a preset first storage space, wherein the preset first storage space is used for storing the frequently retrieved picture for a long time;
and the first retrieval module is used for retrieving by taking the frequently retrieved pictures as a first retrieval target so as to obtain a first retrieval result.
Optionally, after the first determining module, the apparatus further includes:
the second determining module is used for determining the picture to be retrieved as a temporary retrieval picture if the retrieval times do not meet a preset retrieval time threshold, and storing the picture to be retrieved into a preset second storage space, wherein the preset second storage space is used for automatically and temporarily storing the temporary retrieval picture;
and the second retrieval module is used for retrieving by taking the temporary retrieval picture as a second retrieval target and returning a second retrieval result.
In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, including: the image retrieval method comprises a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein the processor executes the computer program to realize the steps of the image retrieval method provided by the embodiment.
In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements the steps in the picture retrieval method provided in the foregoing embodiment.
In the embodiment, the picture to be retrieved is obtained; judging whether the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved meet a preset retrieval time threshold value or not; if the retrieval times meet a preset retrieval time threshold, determining that the picture to be retrieved is a frequently retrieved picture, and storing the picture to be retrieved into a preset first storage space, wherein the preset first storage space is used for storing the frequently retrieved picture for a long time; and searching by taking the frequently searched picture as a first search target, and returning a first search result. Therefore, whether the picture to be retrieved is the frequently retrieved picture can be judged, the frequently retrieved picture is stored in the preset first storage space, and the frequently retrieved picture can be directly acquired from the preset first storage space and retrieved on the basis of the frequently retrieved picture when the picture is retrieved next time. Even if office equipment or places are changed, when the picture is frequently searched, the local picture does not need to be copied, the picture does not need to be uploaded to a cloud backup, and the picture does not need to be copied from the local or downloaded from the cloud for searching, so that the searching efficiency of the searching system is improved.
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Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a picture retrieval method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method provided in step 102 of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of another method for retrieving pictures according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of another image retrieval method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of another method for retrieving pictures according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of another image retrieval method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an image retrieving device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another image retrieving device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another image retrieving device according to an embodiment of the present invention
FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another image retrieval apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of another structure provided by the first determining module in the embodiment of FIG. 7;
FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of another image retrieving device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
The terminology used in the embodiments of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the examples of the present invention and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
It is to be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element of a same type from another. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a flowchart of a picture retrieval method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 1, the picture retrieval method includes the following steps:
step 101, obtaining a picture to be retrieved.
The picture to be retrieved is a picture which is selected by a user and needs to be searched. The picture to be retrieved can be a picture on a page or desktop of the retrieval system. And the user can select by uploading or dragging on a page or a desktop. The picture to be retrieved can be a picture obtained by means of USB flash disk copying, webpage downloading, cloud downloading, local storage and the like.
And 102, judging whether the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved meet a preset retrieval time threshold value or not.
The preset retrieval frequency threshold is preset and is used for judging whether the picture to be retrieved is a condition threshold of frequently retrieving pictures. The preset retrieval time threshold may be set according to an actual requirement, for example, the preset retrieval time threshold may be set to 2 times, 3 times or more. The number of retrieval times is the number of times that the picture to be retrieved is retrieved in the retrieval system, for example, when the retrieval picture a is acquired, the retrieval picture a is retrieved before and 2 times, and then the number of retrieval times of the retrieval picture a is 2 times.
Specifically, referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a flowchart of a method provided in step 102 in the embodiment of fig. 1, and as shown in fig. 2, step 102 includes:
step 201, detecting whether a picture to be retrieved has a retrieval record.
The retrieval records are records of the pictures to be retrieved in the retrieval system.
Specifically, after the picture to be retrieved is obtained, the retrieval record of the picture to be retrieved can be searched in the retrieval system, if the retrieval record of the picture to be retrieved is found in the retrieval system, it is indicated that the picture to be retrieved has the retrieval record, and if the retrieval record of the picture to be retrieved cannot be found in the retrieval system, it is indicated that the picture to be retrieved does not have the retrieval record.
Step 202, if the picture to be retrieved has a retrieval record, counting the retrieved detection times of the picture to be retrieved according to the retrieval record.
Specifically, when the retrieval system retrieves a picture each time, the retrieval record of the picture is reserved within a certain preset time period, and if the picture is retrieved again within the preset time period, the retrieved retrieval times are accumulated on the basis of the first retrieval. Therefore, when the retrieval record of the picture to be retrieved is detected, the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved can be acquired. For example, when a B picture is searched for the first time, the number of searches is recorded as 1, and when a B picture is searched for the second time, the number of searches for a B picture is recorded as 2, so that the number of searches for a B picture can be obtained as 2. By analogy, if the later-stage B picture is searched again, the searching times are correspondingly increased by 1 time. Of course, the preset time period can be set according to actual needs, and the preset time period can be set to be one hour, one day, one week, one month, and the like. The setting can be specifically carried out according to the effectiveness of picture retrieval.
As an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present invention, the user ID of each time the picture to be retrieved is obtained according to the retrieval record. And acquiring the current user ID of the current retrieval user. And counting the retrieval times of the current user ID retrieval of the picture to be retrieved according to the user ID retrieved each time of the picture to be retrieved.
The user ID is identity information corresponding to a user executing the retrieval task. Because in the retrieval system, a plurality of retrieval users can exist, each retrieval user has an account number, and each user has the authority and the standard for collecting frequently retrieved pictures. The current user ID may be account information of a user currently performing a search task.
More specifically, the number of retrieval users in the retrieval system may be multiple, and when the same picture to be retrieved is retrieved by different users, the total number of times of retrieving the picture to be retrieved is reached, but the picture is not retrieved frequently for all users. Therefore, it is necessary to know the user ID to be retrieved each time in the retrieval record of the picture to be retrieved, and then count the retrieval times of different users for the same picture to be retrieved. Of course, when a retrieval task is performed each time, only the retrieval times corresponding to the current user ID in all the retrieved retrieval records of the picture to be retrieved need to be counted. Therefore, when each user executes the retrieval task, the retrieval times of a certain picture to be retrieved can be judged according to the retrieval records of the user. Furthermore, the statistical quantity can be reduced, and the retrieval efficiency can be improved.
And step 203, comparing the retrieval times with a preset retrieval time threshold, and judging whether the retrieval times meet the preset retrieval time threshold according to the comparison result.
Specifically, after the number of retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved is determined, the number of retrieval times can be compared with a preset retrieval time threshold value. And if the retrieval times are greater than or equal to the preset retrieval times threshold, indicating that the retrieval times meet the preset retrieval times threshold. Otherwise, the searching times do not meet the preset searching times.
As an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present invention, the number of times of retrieval of the picture to be retrieved by the current user ID is compared with a preset retrieval number threshold of the current user ID, and whether the number of times of retrieval of the picture to be retrieved by the current user ID satisfies the preset retrieval number threshold of the user ID is determined according to the comparison result.
More specifically, in the retrieval system, each retrieval user can set a preset retrieval frequency threshold value, and because different retrieval users have different judgment standards for frequently retrieving pictures according to retrieval tasks of the retrieval users, each retrieval user can set a unique preset retrieval frequency. Therefore, the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved corresponding to the current user ID can be compared with the preset retrieval time threshold corresponding to the current user ID, and whether the picture to be retrieved is the frequent retrieval picture corresponding to the current user ID is determined according to the comparison result.
And 103, if the retrieval times meet a preset retrieval time threshold, determining that the picture to be retrieved is a frequently retrieved picture, and storing the picture to be retrieved in a preset first storage space.
The frequently retrieved pictures are pictures that the user needs to retrieve frequently. The preset first storage space is arranged in the retrieval system. The user logs in the retrieval system to directly use the preset first storage space. The preset first storage space can be called as a temporary storage rack in the retrieval system and is used for storing frequently retrieved pictures for a long time. The preset first storage space can store a plurality of frequently retrieved pictures. Of course, the user may also clean the frequently retrieved pictures in the preset first storage space regularly according to actual needs.
Specifically, when the retrieval frequency of the picture to be retrieved is greater than or equal to the preset retrieval frequency, the picture to be retrieved can be a picture which is frequently retrieved by the user, and therefore, the picture to be retrieved can be stored in a preset first storage space, so that the picture to be retrieved can be conveniently stored for a long time, and the picture can be conveniently retrieved next time.
And step 104, retrieving by taking the frequently retrieved pictures as a first retrieval target to obtain a first retrieval result.
The first retrieval target is a target picture which needs to be retrieved by a user. The first search result is result data collected according to a first search target. The first search result may be picture data, text data, table data, voice data, archive data, or the like.
Specifically, when the user aims to search for pictures, the first search result is picture data corresponding to the frequent picture. When the user aims to search the characters by the pictures, the first search result is the character data corresponding to the frequent pictures. When the user aims to search the form by the graph, the first search result is the form data corresponding to the frequent graph. When the user aims to search for the voice by the picture, the first retrieval result is the voice data corresponding to the frequent picture. When the user aims to search the files by pictures, the first search result is the file data corresponding to the frequent pictures. Of course, different data may be used, and the data type of the specific first search result may be defined according to the specific usage scenario and the usage purpose.
After determining that the frequently retrieved picture is taken as the first retrieval target, the frequently retrieved picture can be sent to the server. After the server receives the frequently retrieved pictures, the server can search the related picture data corresponding to the frequently retrieved pictures from the massive picture data in the server database. The server returns the related picture data to the retrieval system, and the retrieval system can obtain a first retrieval result.
More specifically, after the first search result is obtained, the first search result may be sent to a receiving end, such as a user mobile phone, a computer, and the like, and then displayed to the user, so that the user can process or analyze the first search result conveniently.
In the embodiment, the picture to be retrieved is obtained; judging whether the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved meet a preset retrieval time threshold or not; if the retrieval times meet a preset retrieval time threshold, determining that the picture to be retrieved is a frequently retrieved picture, and storing the picture to be retrieved into a preset first storage space, wherein the preset first storage space is used for storing the frequently retrieved picture for a long time; and searching by taking the frequently searched pictures as a first search target, and returning a first search result. Therefore, whether the picture to be retrieved is the frequently retrieved picture can be judged, the frequently retrieved picture is stored in the preset first storage space, and the frequently retrieved picture can be directly acquired from the preset first storage space and retrieved on the basis of the frequently retrieved picture when the picture is retrieved next time. Even if office equipment or places are changed, when the picture is frequently searched, the local picture does not need to be copied, the picture does not need to be uploaded to a cloud backup, and the picture does not need to be copied from the local or downloaded from the cloud for searching, so that the searching efficiency of the searching system is improved.
Optionally, referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a flowchart of another picture retrieval method provided in an embodiment of the present invention, and on the basis of fig. 1, after step 102, the method further includes the steps of:
step 301, if the retrieval times do not meet the preset retrieval time threshold, determining that the picture to be retrieved is a temporary retrieval picture, and storing the picture to be retrieved in a preset second storage space.
And the preset second storage space is used for automatically and temporarily storing the temporary retrieval pictures. The step of storing the picture to be retrieved, the retrieval frequency of which does not meet the preset retrieval frequency threshold value, in the preset second storage space is a step (default execution step) automatically performed by the system, and the new picture which is not decelerated can be stored in the preset second storage space. And a time threshold value can be preset, and when the time length of the picture to be retrieved stored in the preset second storage space exceeds the preset time threshold value and is not transferred to the preset first storage space, the picture to be retrieved can be automatically deleted from the preset second storage space. Thus, the occupied space of the preset second storage space can be reduced.
And step 302, taking the temporary retrieval picture as a second retrieval target to perform retrieval so as to obtain a second retrieval result.
The temporary retrieval picture is a picture (new picture) retrieved by the user for the first time or a picture of which the retrieval times does not meet a preset retrieval time threshold value. The second retrieval target is also a target picture which needs to be retrieved by the user. The second search result is result data collected according to a second search target. The second search result may be picture data, text data, table data, voice data, archive data, or the like.
Specifically, when the retrieval frequency of the picture to be retrieved is smaller than the preset retrieval frequency threshold, it indicates that the picture to be retrieved may be retrieved for the first time, or the retrieval frequency of the picture to be retrieved does not reach the preset retrieval frequency threshold. I.e. the picture to be retrieved is not retrieved often. The second search result is also related data obtained based on the temporary search picture.
When the user aims to search the picture, the second search result is the picture data corresponding to the temporary picture. When the user aims to search the characters by the pictures, the second search result is the character data corresponding to the temporary pictures. When the user aims to search the form by the picture, the second search result is the form data corresponding to the temporary picture. When the user aims to search for the voice by the picture, the second search result is the voice data corresponding to the temporary picture. When the user aims to search the files by the pictures, the second search result is the file data corresponding to the temporary pictures. Of course, different data may be used, and the data type of the specific second search result may be defined according to the specific usage scenario and the usage purpose.
More specifically, after the second search result is obtained, the second search result may be sent to a receiving end, such as a user mobile phone, a computer, and the like, and then displayed to the user, so that the user can process or analyze the second search result conveniently.
It should be noted that, if the picture to be retrieved is not retrieved again after being retrieved last time in the same preset time period, or the retrieved number of times does not reach the preset retrieval number threshold, the retrieval record of the picture to be retrieved may be deleted. After a preset time period, if the picture to be retrieved is retrieved again, the picture to be retrieved needs to be retrieved again, and the retrieval record of the picture to be retrieved needs to be recorded again, and the retrieval frequency also needs to be recalculated. In the process, before the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved meet the preset retrieval time threshold, the picture to be retrieved is stored in the preset second storage space.
In this embodiment, it is not necessary to store the picture that is not frequently retrieved (the temporarily retrieved picture) into the preset first storage space, so as to reduce the space occupied by the preset first storage space. Meanwhile, the temporary retrieval picture can be retrieved, and a retrieval result corresponding to the temporary retrieval picture is obtained. Therefore, not only the frequently searched pictures which are searched frequently can be searched, but also the temporarily searched pictures which are not searched frequently can be searched, so as to obtain the corresponding search result. Thereby improving the retrieval efficiency of the retrieval system.
Optionally, referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a flowchart of another image retrieval method provided in an embodiment of the present invention, and on the basis of fig. 3, after step 101, the method further includes:
step 401, performing structural processing on the picture to be retrieved to obtain structural data corresponding to the picture to be retrieved, where the structural data includes picture characteristics of the picture to be retrieved and a picture ID of the picture to be retrieved.
Step 104 comprises:
and step 402, retrieving by taking the picture characteristics and the picture ID of the frequently retrieved pictures as a first retrieval target to obtain a corresponding first retrieval result, and returning the first retrieval result.
And/or, step 302 comprises:
and step 403, retrieving by using the picture characteristics and the picture ID of the temporary retrieved picture as a second retrieval target to obtain a corresponding second retrieval result, and returning the second retrieval result.
The structured data can be obtained by carrying out structured processing on the picture to be retrieved through a preset picture model. The picture features include picture feature values, for example, when the picture to be retrieved is a face picture, the picture features are face features, and the picture feature values are face feature values. The face features can be obtained by performing structural processing on the face picture through a face feature model and the like.
Specifically, after the picture to be retrieved is obtained, the picture to be retrieved can be extracted and subjected to structural processing according to a preset picture model to obtain corresponding picture features and a picture ID. When the picture to be retrieved is a frequently retrieved picture, the corresponding related picture data can be searched according to the picture characteristics of the frequently retrieved picture and the picture ID, and the searched related picture data is used as a first retrieval result to obtain a first retrieval result. Of course, when the picture to be retrieved is the temporary retrieved picture, the corresponding related picture data temporarily stored in the database can be searched according to the picture characteristics of the temporary retrieved picture and the picture ID picture. And the searched related picture data is used as a second retrieval result, and the second retrieval result is returned.
Optionally, referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a flowchart of another picture retrieval method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, on the basis of fig. 3, after step 102, the method further includes:
step 501, if the retrieval frequency does not meet a preset retrieval frequency threshold, detecting whether an operation instruction for storing the picture to be retrieved to a preset first storage space is received.
Step 502, if an operation instruction is received, determining the picture to be retrieved as a frequently retrieved picture, and storing the frequently retrieved picture in a preset first storage space.
The operation instruction is used for forcibly storing the picture to be retrieved, the retrieval frequency of which does not meet the preset retrieval frequency threshold value, into a preset first storage space so as to form a frequently retrieved picture. The operation instruction is triggered by the user in the retrieval system, and can be triggered by a page or a desktop in the retrieval system.
Specifically, after a picture to be retrieved is acquired, if a user determines that the picture to be retrieved is often retrieved at a later stage, an operation instruction can be triggered to force the picture to be retrieved to be stored in a preset first storage space, so as to form a frequently retrieved picture, so that when the user retrieves the picture to be retrieved again, the picture can be found directly in the preset first storage space and retrieved.
In this embodiment, when the user is determined to be a picture which is frequently retrieved, the picture can be forced to be a frequently retrieved picture, so that the retrieval frequency of the picture to be retrieved does not need to be compared with a preset retrieval frequency threshold value in the subsequent retrieval, and the picture does not need to be stored in a preset second storage space, so that the picture is prevented from being cleared. The picture retrieval is more convenient, and the retrieval efficiency of the retrieval system is improved.
Optionally, referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a flowchart of another picture retrieval method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and after 101, the method further includes:
step 601, judging whether the picture to be retrieved is a frequently retrieved picture stored in a preset first storage space.
And step 602, if yes, returning to the step of executing the retrieval with the frequently retrieved pictures as the first retrieval target and returning to the first retrieval result.
Specifically, after a picture to be retrieved is acquired, whether the picture to be retrieved is a frequently retrieved picture can be determined by detecting the storage position of the picture to be retrieved. If the storage location of the picture to be retrieved is the preset first storage space, it indicates that the picture to be retrieved is a frequent retrieval picture, step 104 is executed, and then the process of retrieving by using the frequent retrieval picture can be quickly realized, so as to improve the retrieval efficiency. Of course, if it is detected that the storage location of the picture to be retrieved is the preset second storage space or other storage spaces, it is determined that the picture is not frequently retrieved.
In this embodiment, the frequently retrieved pictures in the preset first storage space may be directly acquired and retrieved, so that the process of steps 102 to 103 does not need to be executed, and the retrieval efficiency of the retrieval system is improved. And the preset first storage space stores frequently searched pictures for a long time, and the pictures can be found in the preset first storage space and searched as long as a search system is logged in. Even if office equipment or places are changed, when the picture is frequently searched, the local picture does not need to be copied, the picture does not need to be uploaded to a cloud backup, and the picture does not need to be copied from the local or downloaded from the cloud for searching, so that the searching efficiency of the searching system is improved.
Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an image retrieving device according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the image retrieving device 700 includes:
an obtaining module 701, configured to obtain a picture to be retrieved;
a first determining module 702, configured to determine whether the number of times for retrieving the picture to be retrieved meets a preset retrieval number threshold;
the first determining module 703 is configured to determine that the picture to be retrieved is a frequently retrieved picture if the retrieval frequency meets a preset retrieval frequency threshold, and store the picture to be retrieved in a preset first storage space, where the preset first storage space is used for storing the frequently retrieved picture for a long time;
the first retrieving module 704 is configured to retrieve the frequent retrieval pictures as a first retrieval target to obtain a first retrieval result.
Optionally, referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another image retrieving device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and on the basis of fig. 7, after the first determining module 702, the image retrieving device 700 further includes:
a second determining module 705, configured to determine, if the retrieval frequency does not meet a preset retrieval frequency threshold, that the picture to be retrieved is a temporary retrieval picture, and store the picture to be retrieved in a preset second storage space, where the preset second storage space is used for automatically temporarily storing the temporary retrieval picture;
and the second retrieval module 706 is configured to perform retrieval by using the temporary retrieval picture as a second retrieval target, and return a second retrieval result.
Optionally, referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another image retrieving device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and on the basis of fig. 8, after the obtaining module 701, the image retrieving device 700 further includes:
the processing module 707 is configured to perform structural processing on the picture to be retrieved to obtain structural data corresponding to the picture to be retrieved, where the structural data includes picture characteristics of the picture to be retrieved and a picture ID of the picture to be retrieved;
the first retrieval module 704 includes
The first retrieving unit 7041 is configured to retrieve the frequently retrieved picture features and the picture ID as a first retrieval target to obtain a corresponding first retrieval result, and return the first retrieval result.
And/or, the second retrieving module 706 includes:
the second retrieving unit 7061 is configured to retrieve the temporary retrieved picture with the picture feature and the picture ID as a second retrieval target to obtain a corresponding second retrieval result, so as to obtain a second retrieval result.
Optionally, referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another image retrieving device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and on the basis of fig. 8, after the first determining module 702, the image retrieving device 700 further includes:
the first detection module 708 is configured to detect whether an operation instruction for storing the picture to be retrieved in a preset first storage space is received if the retrieval frequency does not meet a preset retrieval frequency threshold;
the confirming module 709 is configured to, if the operation instruction is received, confirm the picture to be retrieved as a frequently retrieved picture, and store the frequently retrieved picture in a preset first storage space.
Optionally, referring to fig. 11, fig. 11 is another schematic structural diagram provided by the first determining module in the embodiment of fig. 7, and based on fig. 7, the first determining module 702 includes:
the detecting unit 7021 is configured to detect whether a retrieval record exists in the picture to be retrieved;
a counting unit 7022, configured to count, if there is a retrieval record in the picture to be retrieved, the number of times that the picture to be retrieved is retrieved according to the retrieval record;
a comparing unit 7023, configured to compare the retrieval frequency with a preset retrieval frequency threshold, and determine whether the retrieval frequency meets the preset retrieval frequency threshold according to a comparison result.
Optionally, the statistical unit 7022 includes:
and the first acquisition subunit is used for acquiring the user ID of the picture to be retrieved each time according to the retrieval record.
And the second acquisition subunit is used for acquiring the current user ID of the current retrieval user.
And counting the retrieval times of the current user ID retrieval of the picture to be retrieved according to the user ID retrieved each time of the picture to be retrieved.
The comparing unit 7023 is further configured to compare the number of times of retrieving the picture to be retrieved by the current user ID with a preset number of times of retrieving threshold of the current user ID, and determine whether the number of times of retrieving the picture to be retrieved by the current user ID meets the preset number of times of retrieving threshold of the user ID according to the comparison result.
Optionally, referring to fig. 12, fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of another image retrieving device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and after the obtaining module 701, the image retrieving device 700 further includes:
the second judging module 710 is configured to judge whether the picture to be retrieved is a frequently retrieved picture stored in a preset first storage space;
the return execution module 711 is configured to, if yes, return to the step of executing the search with the frequently searched pictures as the first search target, and return to the first search result.
The image retrieval device 700 provided in the embodiment of the present invention can implement each implementation manner in the above method embodiments and corresponding beneficial effects, and is not described here again to avoid repetition.
Referring to fig. 13, fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the electronic device 800 includes: a memory 802, a processor 801 and a computer program stored on the memory 802 and operable on the processor 801, wherein the processor 801 executes the computer program to implement the steps in the picture retrieval method provided by the above embodiments, and the processor 801 executes the following steps:
acquiring a picture to be retrieved;
judging whether the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved meet a preset retrieval time threshold or not;
if the retrieval times meet a preset retrieval time threshold, determining that the picture to be retrieved is a frequently retrieved picture, and storing the picture to be retrieved into a preset first storage space, wherein the preset first storage space is used for storing the frequently retrieved picture for a long time;
and searching by taking the frequently searched pictures as a first searching target to obtain a first searching result.
Optionally, after the processor 801 performs the step of determining whether the number of times of retrieval of the picture to be retrieved meets a preset retrieval number threshold, the processor 801 further performs the steps of:
if the retrieval times do not meet the preset retrieval time threshold, determining that the picture to be retrieved is a temporary retrieval picture, and storing the picture to be retrieved into a preset second storage space, wherein the preset second storage space is used for automatically and temporarily storing the temporary retrieval picture;
and searching by taking the temporary search picture as a second search target, and returning a second search result.
Optionally, after the processor 801 executes the step of obtaining the picture to be retrieved, the processor 801 further executes the steps of:
carrying out structuring processing on the picture to be retrieved to obtain structured data corresponding to the picture to be retrieved, wherein the structured data comprises picture characteristics of the picture to be retrieved and a picture ID of the picture to be retrieved;
the method for searching by taking the frequently searched pictures as a first searching target to obtain a first searching result comprises the following steps:
and searching by taking the picture characteristics of the frequently searched pictures and the picture ID as a first searching target to obtain a corresponding first searching result, and returning the first searching result.
And/or the steps of taking the temporary retrieval picture as a second retrieval target to perform retrieval and returning a second retrieval result comprise:
and searching by taking the picture characteristics and the picture ID of the temporary search picture as a second search target to obtain a corresponding second search result so as to obtain a second search result.
Optionally, after the processor 801 performs the step of determining whether the number of times of retrieval of the picture to be retrieved meets a preset retrieval number threshold, the processor 801 further performs the steps of:
if the retrieval times do not meet the preset retrieval time threshold, detecting whether an operation instruction for storing the picture to be retrieved to a preset first storage space is received;
and if the operation instruction is received, the picture to be retrieved is taken as a frequently retrieved picture and is stored in a preset first storage space.
Optionally, the step, executed by the processor 801, of determining whether the number of times of retrieval of the picture to be retrieved meets a preset threshold of the number of times of retrieval includes:
detecting whether a picture to be retrieved has retrieval records;
if the picture to be retrieved has retrieval records, counting the retrieved detection times of the picture to be retrieved according to the retrieval records;
and comparing the retrieval times with a preset retrieval time threshold, and judging whether the retrieval times meet the preset retrieval time threshold according to a comparison result.
Optionally, the step, executed by the processor 801, of counting the number of times of detection that the picture to be retrieved is retrieved according to the retrieval record includes:
and acquiring the user ID of the picture to be retrieved each time according to the retrieval record.
And acquiring the current user ID of the current retrieval user.
And counting the retrieval times of the current user ID retrieval of the picture to be retrieved according to the user ID retrieved each time of the picture to be retrieved.
The step of comparing the retrieval frequency with the preset retrieval frequency threshold by the processor 801 and determining whether the retrieval frequency meets the preset retrieval frequency threshold according to the comparison result includes:
and comparing the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved by the current user ID with a preset retrieval time threshold of the current user ID, and judging whether the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved by the current user ID meet the preset retrieval time threshold of the user ID according to a comparison result.
Optionally, after the processor 801 executes the step of obtaining the picture to be retrieved, the processor 801 further executes the steps of:
judging whether the picture to be retrieved is a frequently retrieved picture stored in a preset first storage space;
if yes, returning to execute the steps of taking the frequently searched pictures as the first search target for searching and returning to the first search result.
The electronic device 800 provided in the embodiment of the present invention can implement each implementation manner in the foregoing method embodiments and corresponding beneficial effects, and for avoiding repetition, details are not described here again.
The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements each process of the image retrieval method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, the computer program is not described herein again.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the processes of the methods of the embodiments described above can be implemented by hardware related to instructions of a computer program, and the program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and when executed, can include the processes of the embodiments of the methods described above. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), or the like.
The above disclosure is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and it is therefore to be understood that the invention is not limited by the scope of the appended claims.

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1. A picture retrieval method, the method comprising:
acquiring a picture to be retrieved;
judging whether the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved meet a preset retrieval time threshold value or not;
if the retrieval times meet a preset retrieval time threshold, determining that the picture to be retrieved is a frequently retrieved picture, and storing the picture to be retrieved into a preset first storage space, wherein the preset first storage space is used for storing the frequently retrieved picture for a long time;
and searching by taking the frequently searched picture as a first searching target to obtain a first searching result.
2. The picture retrieval method according to claim 1, wherein after the step of determining whether the number of times the picture to be retrieved is retrieved satisfies a preset retrieval number threshold, the method further comprises the steps of:
if the retrieval times do not meet a preset retrieval time threshold, determining that the picture to be retrieved is a temporary retrieval picture, and storing the picture to be retrieved into a preset second storage space, wherein the preset second storage space is used for automatically and temporarily storing the temporary retrieval picture;
and searching by taking the temporary search picture as a second search target, and returning a second search result.
3. The picture retrieval method of claim 2, wherein after the step of obtaining the picture to be retrieved, the method further comprises:
carrying out structural processing on the picture to be retrieved to obtain structural data corresponding to the picture to be retrieved, wherein the structural data comprises picture characteristics of the picture to be retrieved and a picture ID of the picture to be retrieved;
the step of retrieving by using the frequently retrieved pictures as a first retrieval target to obtain a first retrieval result comprises:
retrieving by taking the picture characteristics of the frequently retrieved pictures and the picture ID as a first retrieval target to obtain a corresponding first retrieval result, and returning the first retrieval result;
and/or the step of taking the temporary retrieval picture as a second retrieval target to perform retrieval and returning a second retrieval result comprises the following steps:
and searching by taking the picture characteristics and the picture ID of the temporary search picture as a second search target to obtain a corresponding second search result so as to obtain the second search result.
4. The picture retrieval method according to claim 2, wherein after the step of determining whether the number of times the picture to be retrieved is retrieved satisfies a preset retrieval number threshold, the method further comprises:
if the retrieval times do not meet a preset retrieval time threshold, detecting whether an operation instruction for storing the picture to be retrieved to the preset first storage space is received;
and if the operation instruction is received, taking the picture to be retrieved as a frequently retrieved picture and storing the frequently retrieved picture in the preset first storage space.
5. The picture retrieval method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining whether the number of times the picture to be retrieved is retrieved meets a preset retrieval number threshold comprises:
detecting whether the picture to be retrieved has retrieval records;
if the picture to be retrieved has retrieval records, counting the retrieved detection times of the picture to be retrieved according to the retrieval records;
and comparing the retrieval times with a preset retrieval time threshold, and judging whether the retrieval times meet the preset retrieval time threshold according to a comparison result.
6. The picture retrieval method according to claim 5, wherein the step of counting the number of times of detection that the picture to be retrieved is retrieved according to the retrieval record comprises:
acquiring the user ID of the picture to be retrieved each time according to the retrieval record;
acquiring a current user ID of a current retrieval user;
counting the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved by the current user ID according to the user ID of the picture to be retrieved for each retrieval;
the step of comparing the retrieval times with a preset retrieval time threshold value and judging whether the retrieval times meet the preset retrieval time threshold value according to a comparison result comprises the following steps:
and comparing the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved by the current user ID with a preset retrieval time threshold of the current user ID, and judging whether the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved by the current user ID meet the preset retrieval time threshold of the user ID according to a comparison result.
7. An image retrieval apparatus, the apparatus being used in a retrieval system, the apparatus comprising:
the acquisition module is used for acquiring a picture to be retrieved;
the first judgment module is used for judging whether the retrieval times of the picture to be retrieved meet a preset retrieval time threshold value or not;
the first determining module is used for determining the picture to be retrieved as a frequently retrieved picture if the retrieval times meet a preset retrieval time threshold, and storing the picture to be retrieved into a preset first storage space, wherein the preset first storage space is used for storing the frequently retrieved picture for a long time;
and the first retrieval module is used for retrieving by taking the frequently retrieved pictures as a first retrieval target so as to obtain a first retrieval result.
8. The picture retrieval device of claim 1, wherein after the first determination module, the device further comprises:
the second determining module is used for determining the picture to be retrieved as a temporary retrieval picture if the retrieval times do not meet a preset retrieval time threshold, and storing the picture to be retrieved into a preset second storage space, wherein the preset second storage space is used for automatically and temporarily storing the temporary retrieval picture;
and the second retrieval module is used for retrieving by taking the temporary retrieval picture as a second retrieval target and returning a second retrieval result.
9. An electronic device, comprising: memory, processor and computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the steps in the picture retrieval method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 when executing the computer program.
10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that a computer program is stored thereon, which computer program, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps in the picture retrieval method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
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