Methods and devices for detecting linkable objects
AssigneeEvryx Technologies, Inc.
InventorRonald H. Cohen
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Abstract
A camera portion of a portable consumer device obtains data from a field of view, and at least a portion of the data is used to determine existence of an object in the field of view for which the information is available from a reference source. An indication is then provided to the user that the object is in the field of view. This can all be accomplished by a functionality, such as computer software, that executes on one or both of the device and a distal server. Objects within the field that the system can identify and provide information are deemed “linkable.” Once a user is presented with an indication of which objects around him are linkable, he can then directly point and click on the linkable objects without the “trial-and-error” process of pointing and clicking on non-linkable objects.
Claims25
A method of helping a user utilize a portable consumer device to obtain information, the method comprising providing a functionality that:
- obtains data from a field of view captured by a camera portion of the device;
- uses at least a portion of the data to determine existence of at least one object in the field of view;
- identifies the at least one object as a linkable object for which information is made available from a reference source;
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- provides an indication to the user that the at least one object is in the field of view, and is a linkable object having information available from the reference source upon user selection of the at least one object by displaying a mark superimposed on a displayed image of the field of view where the mark indicates a location of the linkable object with respect to the field of view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.