Saturday, December 18, 2010

Object-Object relation search

Fig. 1. The search result of "Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt"


The keyword interface of NaverLab Semantic Movie Search, given two objects in the query, search for the possible relationships between two objects. This is very useful search capability. Haven't you ever been curious if some two actors or actresses appear in the same movie? Haven't you ever been curious if a director and an actor made the same movie?

Let's run the query "Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt". The search result is on Fig 1. There are two results. There is only one movie that the two appears together both as a leading actor and a leading actress. It is "Ms. & Mrs. Smith" in 2005. There is another movie "Mighty Heart" that Brad Pitt participated as a producer.

Searching the relation among more than two objects is possible. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet appear in Titanic (1997). User finds that Kathy Bates also appears in the movie as a supporting actress. User gets curious if there are other movies the three appear together. The query "Leonardo DiCaprio Kate Winslet Kathy Bates" have the answer. The answer is Revolutionary Road (2008). (Fig. 2)


Fig. 2. The search result of "Leonardo DiCaprio Kate Winslet Kathy Bates"

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