METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HAIR-SERVICE BASED DIGITAL IMAGE SEARCHING AND RANKING

摘要

In one aspect, a computerized method for implementing a hair-service based digital image search engine and ranking comprising the step of providing a hair-service search engine, wherein the hair-service search engine receives a digitalized hair-style portfolio from a hair stylist. The hair-style portfolio comprises a set of hair-style digital images. The set of hair-style digital images comprises one or more views of a set of hair-stylist customers. The method receives a set of tags for each hair-style digital image of set of hair-style digital images. Each tag comprises a hair-style descriptor of the hair style depicted in the hair-style digital image. The method receives a hair stylist contact information. The method stores the digitalized hair-style portfolio, the set of tags and the hair stylist contact information in a digitalized hair-style portfolio database; receives a hair-style search from a user. The method parses the hair-style search ad generating a set of terms. The method matches the set of terms with the set of tags associated with a set of tags of a closest matching hair-style digital image of set of hair-style digital images. Based on the match between the set of terms with the set of tags, the method accesses a database of digitalized hair-style portfolios and obtains the closest matching hair-style digital image. The method communicates the closest matching hair-style digital image and the hair stylist contact information to the user in the form of a search result.