也许是出于职业的敏感,前两天Baidu有视频搜索以后,我们立即就测试了,似乎是基于标题和关键字的简单文本搜索,并没有超越以往的文本搜索的范畴。没有想到今天出来消息说是用了Autonomy的技术,真的有些失望,如果竞争对手的水准也不过如此,那似乎超越也不是一件难事。

Baidu Video Search, launched several days ago, turned out to be using technology from UK based Autonomy, Donews is reporting. Interestingly, the day Baidu launched its Video Search, some media reported that Baidu's video search is text based, which means it can only deal with title of the video clip. Then the report mentioned OpenV, a video startup in Beijing, whose technology is content-based.

In fact, OpenV is also based on Autonomy's technology, Virage, which is a frame analysis technology, so that you can search inside video content. Autonomy is also the technology provider of Blinkx, who has just announced content relevant video widgets. In 2005, Autonomy has established Blinkx China, named Cblinkx.tv. For some unknown reason, Cblinkx.tv has turned into today's OpenV.

In today's Donews report, it guesses two possible approaches of the deal between Baidu and Autonomy. One is to license technology from OpenV. This is very like Baidu licensed technology to other news portals in early days. The other way is Baidu invents into OpenV. The report said the second approach is more possible.

zz from China Web2.0 Review