Pictogram and iso symbol decoder service
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorEugene S. EVANITSKY
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Abstract
This invention provides an instantaneous method for a user or traveler to obtain a meaning of a symbol that is unfamiliar to said user. The symbol is captured in a format that is easily transmitted to a remote database server. Together with the symbol, the GPS coordinates of the location of the symbol must be sent to the server. The server performs an image matching search, and then uses the location information (GPS) to resolve multiple matches and to determine the meaning of the symbol and instantaneously transmits in the language of their choice the meaning to the user requesting the search.
Claims20
A method of identifying symbols including traffic pictograms for use with a GPS device, the method comprising:
- receiving image information from an imaging device, the image information including an image and a GPS location corresponding to a location of where the image was captured;
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- processing said information at a database server located geographically remotely from the location of image capture, the information received including said image information and said GPS location to determine a meaning of said image within said location where said user captured said image.
A system for determining a meaning of symbols, comprising:
- an imaging device for capturing for capturing an image of a symbol using an imaging device selected from a group consisting essentially of a cell phone camera, digital camera, wi-fi camera, and scanner, the imaging device comprising a GPS system;
- an image database, the image database being configured to store image data and associated GPS location data, the imaging system being configured to transmit image data to the image database, the image data corresponding to the image of the symbol, and captured image location data, the location data comprising a geographical location of the imaging device;
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- a processor configured for determining a meaning of the captured image based on the image data and the location data.
The system of 10, the determining further comprising:
- comparing the captured image data with stored image or symbol data for determining whether the captured image matches an image or symbol stored in the database, or a location of an image or symbol stored in the database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.