Object Information Derived From Object Images
AssigneeNant Holdings IP, LLC
InventorsWayne C. Boncyk, Ronald H. Cohen
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Abstract
Search terms are derived automatically from images captured by a camera equipped cell phone, PDA, or other image capturing device, submitted to a search engine to obtain information of interest, and at least a portion of the resulting information is transmitted back locally to, or nearby, the device that captured the image.
Claims56
A method for providing target object information, the method comprising:
- obtaining, via a mobile communication device, a video stream including at least a portion of a plurality of objects;
- identifying, via a computing device processor, at least one object of the plurality of objects as a first target object based at least in part on the video stream and a query of a database indexing data associated with a plurality of target objects including the first target object;
- presenting, via a display of the mobile communication device, an information address comprising an indication related to the first target object based at least in part on the query of the database.
An apparatus for providing information related to a target object, the apparatus comprising:
- a mobile communication device having a processor, a memory in communication with the processor, and
- image capture software stored in the memory, executable by the processor, and configured to capture at least one video stream including at least a portion of an object, and
- object identification software stored in the memory, executable by the processor and configured to identify the object as a first target object based at least in part on the video stream and a query of a database indexing data associated with a plurality of target objects including the first target object, and
- target object information presentation software stored in the memory, executable by the processor and configured to present, on a display of the mobile communication device, an information address comprising an indication related to the first target object based at least in part on the query of the database.
A computer program product comprising a memory comprising computer-executable software for providing target object information, the software comprising:
- software for obtaining, via a mobile communication device, a video stream including at least a portion of a plurality of objects;
- software for identifying, via a computing device processor, at least one object of the plurality of objects as a first target object based at least in part on the video stream and a query of a database indexing data associated with a plurality of target objects including the first target object;
- software for presenting, via a display of the mobile communication device, an information address comprising an indication related to the first target object based at least in part on the query of the database.
A method for providing target object information, the method comprising:
- obtaining, via a mobile communication device, an imagery including at least a portion of a plurality of objects,
- identifying, via a server in communication with the mobile communication device, at least one object of the plurality of objects as a first target object based at least in part on the imagery and a query of a database indexing data associated with a plurality of target objects including the first target object;
- enabling a presentation, on a display of the mobile communication device, of an information address comprising an indication related to the first target object based at least in part on the query of the database.
An apparatus for providing target object information, the apparatus comprising:
- a server having a processor, a memory in communication with the processor, and
- communication software stored in the memory, executable by the processor, and configured to obtain, via a mobile communication device, a video stream including at least a portion of a plurality of objects;
- object identification software stored in the memory, executable by the processor and configured to identify at least one object of the plurality of objects as a first target object based at least in part on the video stream and a query of a database indexing data associated with a plurality of target objects including the first target object;
- target object information presentation software stored in the memory, executable by the processor, and configured to present, on a display of the mobile communication device, an information address comprising an indication related to the first target object based at least in part on the query of the database.
A computer program product comprising a memory comprising computer-executable software for execution on a server in communication with a mobile communication device, the instructions for providing target object information, the instructions comprising:
- software for identifying an object in an image captured on the mobile communication device as a first target object based on the image;
- software for querying a database storing data associated with a plurality of target objects including the first target object;
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- software for presenting an information address based on querying the database and comprising an indication related to the first target object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.