KR101641942B1

KR101641942B1 - Flower name search system and method

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Publication number: KR101641942B1
Application number: KR1020150179253A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 안재근; 박연숙; 이성헌; 정초희; 정민석; 남기혁; 황성수
Original assignee: 한경대학교 산학협력단
Priority date: 2015-12-15
Filing date: 2015-12-15
Publication date: 2016-07-25

Abstract

A system and method for classifying flowers according to their characteristics and searching for flower names is disclosed. Wherein the flower name search system comprises: a user terminal for inputting feature information for a flower name search according to a user's category and receiving a result of a flower name search; A flower feature database in which flower features are classified and stored by category; And a search server for referring to the flower feature database to search for flowers corresponding to flower feature information according to the category transmitted from the user terminal and transmitting an image of flowers corresponding to the search result to the user terminal, The category for classifying the characteristics of the flower is a flower shape, and the feature of the flower shape is represented by a geometric shape selected from the group consisting of a polygon, a cone, a cross, a star, a funnel shape, and a bell shape.

Description

Flower name search system and method

The present invention relates to a flower name search system and method, and more particularly, to a system and method for searching flower names by classifying flowers according to their characteristics.

When you walk or climb a mountain, you can see various kinds of flowers, but you often do not know the name of a flower. If you want to know information or names of flowers, you are usually using the Internet search method. In order to retrieve flowers information by searching the Internet, the user has to input the name of the flower or compare the real and numerous flower images with each other. The method of comparing a real and a large number of flower images is time consuming and many flowers are similar in shape, so the search results are often inaccurate. Therefore, when the name of a flower is unknown, it is difficult to obtain information through Internet search.

As a method of retrieving the names and information of flowers by eliminating such disadvantages, Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0127473 entitled " System and method for providing plant information using a smart phone " A method of searching information on a plant image obtained from a server and providing the information to a user is disclosed. However, since the above method also uses the plant image taken, there is a possibility that an error occurs in the information search depending on the state of the shot image. In addition, Patent Application No. 10-0737289 entitled " System and method for searching aquatic plants through a sample image ", and Patent Registration No. 10-1291047 entitled " User terminal and plant information providing method including plant information providing application " , A method of retrieving a plant image taken by the server is used. Therefore, there is a fear that an error occurs in the information retrieval because the user must compare and judge the real image and the image of the database.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a flower name search system and method capable of searching for a flower name in a short time.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a flower name search system and method that can improve the accuracy, convenience, reliability, and accessibility of flower name search.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of searching for a flower name, the method comprising: a user terminal for inputting feature information for searching for a flower name according to a category and receiving a flower name search result; A flower feature database in which flower features are classified and stored by category; And a search server for referring to the flower feature database to search for flowers corresponding to flower feature information according to the category transmitted from the user terminal and transmitting an image of flowers corresponding to the search result to the user terminal, Wherein the category for classifying the flower features is a flower shape and the flower shape feature is represented by a geometrical shape selected from the group consisting of a polygon, a cone, a cross, a star, a funnel shape, and a bell shape Provides a name search system.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of searching for flowers, comprising: selecting a flower feature category through a user terminal and inputting a flower feature to be searched in a selected category; Searching flowers with corresponding features of each category by referring to the flower feature database, and displaying the flowers on the screen of the user terminal; And selecting an image of a flower to be searched out among the flowers displayed on the screen to grasp the name of the selected flower, wherein the category for classifying the characteristics of the flower is a flower shape, , A cone shape, a cross shape, a star shape, a funnel shape, and a bell shape.

The flower name search system and method according to the present invention can search for a flower name in a short time and improve the accuracy, convenience, reliability and accessibility of a flower name search.

1 is a block diagram of a flower name search system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIGS. 2A to 2E are diagrams illustrating a flower name search system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart for explaining a flower name searching method according to the present invention.
4 is a photograph showing an example of an execution screen of an application in which a flower name search method according to the present invention is performed.
FIG. 5 is an exemplary screen showing detailed information on a flower obtained as a result of a flower name search according to the present invention. FIG.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a flower name search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, the flower name search system of the present invention classifies flowers according to characteristics of flowers to search for flower names. The flower name search system includes a user terminal 10, a flower feature database 30, (20).

The user terminal 10 is an information input and output device for inputting the feature information for flower name search according to the category by the user and receiving the result of the flower name search. The categories in which the characteristics of the flowers are classified may be the number of the petals, the size of the flowers, the shape, the color, the flowering time, etc., and the user terminal 10 may present the characteristics of the flowers in the form of a list, The user can input the flower characteristics by category by selecting one of the presented lists. Here, when a user selects a feature of a flower for each category, a representative flower corresponding to the selected feature is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 10, so that it is possible to check in real time whether or not the user has correctly input the feature of the flower desirable. For example, the user terminal 10 may be a personal computer system such as a desktop, a laptop, or a tablet, or may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a portable multimedia player (PMP) Navigation, and the like. It is particularly preferable that the user terminal 10 is a smart phone, considering characteristics of the present invention of inputting feature information by looking at a plant to search for a flower name.

The flower feature database 30 is a database in which flower features are classified and stored according to categories. For example, in the flower feature database 30, about 300 kinds of flowers in Korea can be stored with flower characteristics by category. The categories in which the characteristics of the flowers are classified can be the number of the petals, the size of the flower, the shape, the color, the flowering time, and the like. 2A to 2E are screens showing flower characteristics classified by category in the flower name search system according to the present invention. 2A, when the category is a flower, the feature (shape) of the flower may be polygonal (triangular, square, pentagonal, hexagonal, etc.), conical, cross, star, funnel, As shown in FIG. At this time, since the shape of a specific flower can be represented by one or more figures (for example, triangle and cone), one flower can be represented by two or more geometrical figures. If the shape of a flower is represented by a geometric figure, even a user who does not have expertise in a flower is preferable since the shape of the flower can be intuitively classified.

As shown in FIG. 2B, when the category is the color of a flower, the characteristic of the flower can be represented by colors such as white, red, and blue, and white and red are mixed, Select all. As shown in FIG. 2C, when the category is the flowering season, the characteristics of the flowers can be expressed in seasons or months such as spring, summer, autumn, winter, January to December, and the like. As shown in FIG. 2D, when the category is the number of petals, the characteristics of flowers can be represented by numbers such as one leaf, two leaf, three leaf, four leaf, five leaf, six leaf or the like. At this time, in the case of a flower, it means the number of flower buds. As shown in FIG. 2E, when the category is the size of a flower, the feature of the flower can be expressed as large, small or similar as compared with a reference size (for example, azalea flower size). If the size of the flower is difficult to compare, select "I do not know" or not, and search for all conditions. Alternatively, a plurality of circles having diameters of 0.5, 1, 3, 5, and 10 cm may be arranged on the selection screen, and the size of flowers may be selected by comparing the sizes of the flowers displayed on the screen with the sizes of the flowers. The flower feature database 30 may store not only the characteristics of the flower for each category, but also various information about flowers such as the habitat, use and life of the flower.

The search server 20 refers to the flower feature database 30 to search flowers corresponding to the feature information of the flower according to the category transmitted from the user terminal 10, And transmits the image to the user terminal 10. For example, if there are 100 kinds of flowers with triangular shape of flowers, 50 kinds of flowers with white flowers, and 5 kinds of flowers satisfying the above 2 conditions, When the triangle is selected from the classification category "shape of flower" and white is selected from the classification category "flower color", the search server 20 searches the flower feature database 30 to find five flowers To the user terminal (10). The user can obtain information about the names of flowers by comparing the images of five kinds of flowers with those of flowers to be searched. In addition, when the user selects an image corresponding to the real flower among the images of the searched flowers, the search server 20 searches the flower feature database 30 again, (Flower habitat, use, life span, etc.) to the user terminal 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 10 and the search server 20 can exchange information through a communication network such as the Internet network 40.

Next, a flower name searching method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining a flower name searching method according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a photograph showing an example of an execution screen of an application in which a flower name searching method according to the present invention is performed.

3 and 4, in order to search for a flower name according to the present invention, a user selects, through the user terminal 10, flower characteristic categories such as number of petals, size, shape, color, And inputs the feature of the flower to be searched in the selected category (S 10, FIG. 4A). At this time, the characteristics of the flower may be presented in the form of a list for each category, and the user can input the feature of the flower by selecting one of the presented lists. For example, when the category is a flower shape, the user can select one or more shapes that are determined to represent the shape of the flower among a plurality of geometric shapes representing the flower shape shown in FIG. 2A. If the shape of the flower is selected in duplicate, only the flower that satisfies all the shape characteristics of the selected flower is searched in the database 30, so that the flower name search speed and accuracy can be increased. If the category is the color of a flower, the user can select one or more colors corresponding to the color of the flower among a plurality of colors representing the color of the flower shown in FIG. 2B. Here, when the user selects a geometric figure or color representing the flower shape, a representative flower corresponding to the flower shape is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 10, so that the user can check whether or not the user has correctly input the flower feature .

In this way, when the feature of the flower to be searched is input, the search server 20 searches the flower feature database 30 for the flower having the corresponding feature of each category, (S 20, Fig. 4B). At this time, it is possible to input a flower feature for all categories, but it is also possible to input a flower feature only for some categories, if necessary. For example, in the case of a specific flower, when the characteristics of some categories (for example, flowering time) can not be grasped, the category may not be input. In the process of inputting the characteristics of the flowers for each category such as the number of petals, the flowering season (season), and the color, the number of flowers having the feature may be displayed for each step. In the second to third categories, When the number of flowers is compressed within a predetermined number (for example, 10), the search result can be displayed on the screen of the user terminal 10 without inputting the characteristics of the additional category.

The user can select an image of the flower to be searched (that is, the same image as the real one) among the flowers displayed on the screen, and grasp the name of the selected flower (S30, C in Fig. 4). In addition, the flower feature database 30 may be further searched for the selected flower to obtain information about the selected flower (S40). 5 is an exemplary screen showing detailed information on flowers obtained as a result of the search. As described above, when the name and the information about the flower are obtained, the data inputted by the user can be inputted to the flower feature database 30 to update the information about the flower.

According to the flower name search system of the present invention, (1) the accuracy of flower name search can be improved first. Conventional methods of comparing images of flowers, even when comparing images with the naked eye or using an image comparison program, are less accurate. In addition, if the image of the actual flower does not reflect the actual flower size and color, the search result may be erroneous. (2) The system of the present invention is also excellent in convenience. The system of the present invention is easy to use because the application configuration is not complicated and operates by simple selection. Therefore, it is easily accessible to all ages, including hikers, students, the general public, and children. (3) Furthermore, the system of the present invention is excellent in accessibility. In other words, since application services can be provided by a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, users can easily use the mobile terminal anytime and anywhere. For example, the system of the present invention can be used immediately upon discovering a flower of a name on the road.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

A user terminal for inputting feature information for searching for a flower name according to a category and receiving a result of a flower name search;
A flower feature database in which flower features are classified and stored by category; And
And a search server for referring to the flower feature database to search for flowers corresponding to the feature information of the flower according to the category transmitted from the user terminal and transmitting an image of flowers corresponding to the search result to the user terminal,
The categories for classifying the characteristics of the flowers include the number of petals, the size of flowers, the shape and the color, and the characteristics of the flower shape are selected from the group consisting of polygons, cones, cruciforms, star shapes, funnel shapes, Represented by a geometric figure,
When the category is a flower size, the flower size feature is a function of arranging a plurality of circles having different diameters on a selection screen of a user terminal, comparing sizes of circles displayed on the screen with flowers, Lt; / RTI &
The user terminal presents the characteristics of the flower in the form of a list for each category, and the user inputs the feature of the flower by category by selecting one of the presented list, and the user terminal inputs the feature of the flower Wherein a representative flower is displayed on the screen of the user terminal to check in real time whether or not the user correctly input the feature of the flower.

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Selecting a feature category of a flower through a user terminal and inputting a feature of the flower to be searched in the selected category;
Searching flowers with corresponding features of each category by referring to the flower feature database, and displaying the flowers on the screen of the user terminal; And
Selecting an image of a flower to be searched out among the flowers displayed on the screen and grasping the name of the selected flower,
The categories for classifying the characteristics of the flowers include the number of petals, the size of flowers, the shape and the color, and the characteristics of the flower shape are selected from the group consisting of polygon, cone, cruciform, star, funnel, Represented by a geometric figure,
When the category is a flower size, the flower size feature is a function of arranging a plurality of circles having different diameters on a selection screen of a user terminal, comparing sizes of circles displayed on the screen with flowers, Lt; / RTI &
The user terminal presents the characteristics of the flower in the form of a list for each category, and the user inputs the feature of the flower by category by selecting one of the presented list, and the user terminal inputs the feature of the flower Wherein a representative flower is displayed on the screen of the user terminal to confirm in real time whether or not the user correctly input the feature of the flower.