Retrieving product information from embedded sensors via mobile device video analysis

A system for accessing product information from embedded sensors comprising:

• a processing device configured for:
• analyzing a video stream representing the surrounding environment captured on a mobile device;
• identifying one or more products within the video stream that has one or more embedded sensors associated therewith;
• retrieving information associated with the one or more products from the one or more embedded sensors;
• and
• presenting, via a display of the video stream on the mobile device, the information retrieved, or information derived from the information retrieved, from the one or more embedded sensors.

A computer program product for accessing product information from embedded sensors comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more computer-readable code portions configured for:

• analyzing a video stream representing the surrounding environment captured on a mobile device;
• identifying one or more products within the video stream that has one or more embedded sensors associated therewith;
• retrieving information associated with the one or more products from the one or more embedded sensors;
• and
• presenting, via a display of the video stream on the mobile device, the information retrieved, or information derived from the information retrieved, from the one or more embedded sensors.