Image Capture and Identification System and Process
AssigneeNant Holdings IP, LLC
InventorsWayne C. Boncyk, Ronald H. Cohen
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Abstract
A digital image of the object is captured and the object is recognized from plurality of objects in a database. An information address corresponding to the object is then used to access information and initiate communication pertinent to the object.
Claims67
A method of interacting with a physical environment comprising:
- configuring a mobile device to operate as an image processing platform;
- obtaining, by the image processing platform, a digital representation including an image of the physical environment;
- identifying, by the image processing platform, an object based at least in part on a visual appearance derived from the digital representation;
- determining, by the image processing platform, a position or an orientation of the object with respect to the physical environment and relative to the mobile device at the time that the image was captured;
- and
- enabling an interaction with a computer-system based software application as a function of the position or orientation of the object.
A mobile device for allowing a user to interact with a physical environment, comprising:
- an image capturing sensor configured to capture a digital representation including an image of the physical environment;
- and
- an image processing platform configured to:
- generate a plurality of descriptors from the image of the physical environment;
- use the plurality of descriptors to identify a game object considered as part of a computer-system based game;
- determine a position or an orientation of the game object with respect to the mobile device at the time that the image was captured based on the plurality of descriptors;
- and
- enabling an interaction with the computer-system based game as a function of the position or orientation of the game object.
A mobile device for allowing a user to interact with a print media, comprising:
- an image capturing sensor configured to capture a digital representation including an image of the print media;
- and
- an image processing platform configured to:
- identify an object related to the print media based at least in part on a visual appearance from the image;
- associate content information with the object related to the print media;
- display the content information on a mobile device display.
A mobile device for allowing a user to interact with a machine, comprising:
- an image capturing module configured to capture a digital representation including an image of the machine;
- an image processing platform configured to:
- identify a first machine part based at least in part on a visual appearance from the image;
- retrieve information pertinent to the machine based on the machine part;
- and
- configure a display of the mobile device to present the information pertinent to the machine on the mobile device.
A mobile device for allowing a user to interact with a physical environment, comprising:
- an image capturing module configured to capture a digital representation including an image of the physical environment;
- and
- an image processing platform configured to:
- identify an object based at least in part on a visual appearance from the image;
- determine a position or an orientation of the mobile device with respect to the object at the time that the image was captured;
- and
- navigate the mobile device based on the position or orientation.
A mobile device for allowing a user to interact with a physical environment, comprising:
- an image capturing module configured to capture a digital representation including an image of the physical environment;
- and
- an image processing platform configured to:
- identify an object based at least in part on a visual appearance from the digital representation;
- determine a position or an orientation of the object with respect to the mobile device at the time that the image was captured;
- and
- enable maneuvering of the object with respect to the mobile device based on the position or orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.