Product comparisons from in-store image and video captures
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsAsaf Zomet, Michael Shynar, Dvir Keysar, Gal Chechik
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein for comparing products in a marketplace. An image or video of the products may be captured using a camera associated with a mobile device. User input may be received to select two or more products within the image. Machine vision techniques may be applied to specifically identify the selected products. Product features associated with each of the identified products may be retrieved and formatted into a comparison of product features. The comparison may be presented to the user.
Claims22
A computer-implemented method for comparing products in a marketplace, comprising:
- capturing, using one or more computing devices, an image or video;
- identifying, using the one or more computing devices, two or more products within the image or video;
- retrieving, using the one or more computing devices, at least one product feature associated with each of the two or more products;
- forming, using the one or more computing devices, a comparison of the retrieved at least one product feature associated with each of the two or more products;
- and
- presenting, using the one or more computing devices, the comparison.
A mobile system for comparing products in a market place, the system comprising:
- one or more computing processors;
- an electronic camera;
- an electronic display;
- and
- one or more modules operable in combination with the one or more processors to:
- capture an image using the camera;
- apply machine vision techniques to identify a plurality of products within the image;
- retrieve features of the identified products;
- and
- present a comparison of the features on the display.
A computer program product, comprising:
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for comparing products in a market place that when executed by one or more computing devices cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an electronic image taken by a camera;
- receiving input from a user selecting two or more products within the image;
- applying machine vision techniques to specifically identify the selected two or more products;
- retrieving product features associated with each of the identified products;
- forming a comparison of the retrieved product features;
- and
- presenting the comparison to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.