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US 2014/0177920 A1Published application
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.
Claims20
A computer-assisted method, comprising:
- receiving, via a mobile device, an image comprising a representation of at least a portion of a document;
- determining that symbolic content is on the at least the portion of the document based on the image;
- extracting symbol information based on the symbolic content according to symbol type;
- determining a validity of the document based at least in part on the image and the symbol information;
- and
- recognizing the document as a target object based at least in part on the image, the symbol information, and a query of a database storing target object information associated with a plurality of target objects;
- receiving an information address associated with the target object, wherein the information address comprises a response regarding the validity of the document.
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A mobile device having a memory storing computer-executable software that, when executed:
- receives, via a mobile device, an image comprising a representation of at least a portion of a document;
- determines that symbolic content is on the at least the portion of the document based on the image;
- extracts symbol information based on the symbolic content according to symbol type;
- determines that alphanumeric text composes the symbolic content;
- and
- recognizes the document as a target object based at least in part on the image, the alphanumeric text, and a query of a database storing target object information associated with a plurality of target objects;
- and
- receives an information address associated with the target object.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor configured to execute software that causes the apparatus to:
- receive, via a mobile device, an image comprising a representation of at least a portion of a document;
- determine that symbolic content is on the at least the portion of the document based on the image;
- extract symbol information based on the symbolic content according to symbol type;
- recognize the document as a target object based at least in part on the image, the symbol information, and a query of a database storing target object information associated with a plurality of target objects;
- determine a match score between the document and the target object;
- and
- receive an information address associated with the target object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.