Product identification based on image matching
OwnerChrissey Huntinventor
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Abstract
Shoppers may access images and “box” or “outline” particular objects in the image. The outlined object may be used to search for the product. The product may be identified in a database of products through image recognition and/or the assistance of community members. When a product match is identified, the shopper may be presented with a link or other purchase information to acquire the desired product. When community assistance is used, the image of the requested product may be published to the community, where members who are familiar with the product may identify the requested product and offer the product for sale or provide a referral to a seller.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a server computer, an indication generated by a client computer of a request from a user to obtain a product based, at least in part, on an image and one or more specifications;
- searching, by the server computer, a database of products for matches to the requested product based, at least in part, on the received image and the received one or more specifications;
- and
- sending, by the server computer to the client computer, information regarding the matches to the product, wherein the information includes at least one identification of an offer to sell the matched product.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor coupled to the memory and configured to perform steps comprising:
- receiving, at a server computer, an indication generated by a client computer of a request from a user to obtain a product based on an image and one or more specifications;
- searching, by the server computer, a database of products for matches to the requested product based, at least in part, on the received image and the received one or more specifications;
- and
- sending, by the server computer to the client computer, information regarding the matches to the product, wherein the information includes at least one identification of an offer to sell the matched product.
A computer readable medium, comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code to perform steps comprising:
- receiving, at a server computer, an indication generated by a client computer of a request from a user to obtain a product based on an image and one or more specifications;
- searching, by the server computer, a database of products for matches to the requested product based, at least in part, on the received image and the received one or more specifications;
- and
- sending, by the server computer to the client computer, information regarding the matches to the product, wherein the information includes at least one identification of an offer to sell the matched product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.