Techniques including URL recognition and applications
AssigneeYahoo! Inc.
InventorJin Suk Park
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Abstract
Methods are systems are provided that include obtaining a digital image from a digital photograph, such as may be taken by a digital camera or a camera phone. The digital image includes, for example, a URI or URL, which may be contained within a visible frame. A character recognition technique, such as an optical character recognition technique, may be used to recognize the URI or URL from the digital image. The URI or URL may be used to access a corresponding Web page. The character recognition technique may be applied on the digital camera or cell phone itself, or remotely.
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A method comprising:
- using one or more computers, obtaining digital image information, wherein the digital image information corresponds to a digital image, and wherein the digital image corresponds to an image on an object, surface or screen;
- using one or more computers, utilizing one or more character recognition techniques, determining a URI or URL included within the digital image, wherein one or more markings are included, on the image on the object, the surface or the screen, to facilitate or ease character recognition;
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- wirelessly transmitting the URI or URL to the portable electronic device.
A system comprising:
- one or more server computers coupled to a network;
- and
- one or more databases coupled to the one or more server computers;
- wherein the one or more server computers are for:
- obtaining digital image information, wherein the digital image information corresponds to a digital image, and wherein the digital image corresponds to an image on an object, surface or screen;
- utilizing one or more character recognition techniques, determining a URI or URL included within the digital image, wherein one or more markings are included, on the image on the object, the surface or the screen, to facilitate or ease character recognition;
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- wirelessly transmitting the URI or URL to the portable electronic device.
A non-transitory computer readable medium or media containing instructions for executing a method comprising:
- using one or more computers, obtaining digital image information, wherein the digital image information corresponds to a digital image, and wherein the digital image corresponds to an image on an object, surface or screen;
- using one or more computers, utilizing one or more character recognition techniques, determining a URI or URL included within the digital image, wherein one or more markings are included, on the image on the object, the surface or the screen, to facilitate or ease character recognition, and wherein the one or more markings include URI or URL framing;
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- wirelessly transmitting the URI or URL to the portable electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.