# US 2014/0193087 A1 · Methods and systems for content processing

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- Number: US 2014/0193087 A1
- Document ID: US20140193087A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/101,896
- Filed: 2013-12-10
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2008-08-19
- Assignees: Digimarc Corporation
- Applicants: Digimarc Corporation
- Inventors: William Y. Conwell
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140193087A1

## CPC

- G06V 10/945: {User interactive design; Environments; Toolboxes}
- G06F 16/58: Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
- G06F 16/583: using metadata automatically derived from the content
- G06F 16/587: using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
- G06F 16/9535: Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
- G06F 16/9536: Search customisation based on social or collaborative filtering
- G06F 18/22: Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures
- G06F 18/24: Classification techniques
- G06F 18/40: Software arrangements specially adapted for pattern recognition, e.g. user interfaces or toolboxes therefor
- G06T 3/00: Geometric image transformations in the plane of the image
- G06V 10/24: Aligning, centring, orientation detection or correction of the image
- G06V 20/13: Satellite images
- G06V 30/142: using hand-held instruments; Constructional details of the instruments
- H04N 1/00307: {with a mobile telephone apparatus (constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00)}
- H04N 23/611: where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
- G06T 2207/10016: Video; Image sequence
- G06T 2215/00: Indexing scheme for image rendering
- H04N 2101/00: Still video cameras
- H04N 2201/3278: Transmission
- G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

Cell phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality can be improved, and new functionality can be provided. Some relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Others relate to processing of image data. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. Yet others relate to coping with fixed focus limitations of cell phone cameras, e.g., in reading digital watermark data. Still others concern user interface improvements. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method comprising:
receiving first image data captured by a camera-equipped portable device, the first image data representing an object;
determining one or more descriptors relating to the object in the image data, said determining including collecting descriptors associated with one or more other images;
processing said descriptors in discerning whether the first image data represents an object that is likely of a first class or a second class or a third class, said processing being performed by one or more electronic processors configured to perform such act; and
taking an action dependent on whether the first image represents an object that is likely of a first class or a second class or a third class.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 that includes processing said collected descriptors by comparing with a glossary of place-related terms.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 that includes processing said collected descriptors by comparing with a glossary of people-related terms.