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US 9,844,468 B2Granted
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.
Claims26
A method of interactive content management, comprising:
- obtaining, by a first mobile device, a digital representation of an environment, the digital representation comprising image data and location data associated with the first mobile device;
- recognizing, by at least one of a server and the first mobile device, an object from the digital representation as a target object considered to be part of a game based at least in part on the digital representation;
- identifying, by at least one of a server and the first mobile device, content information associated with the target object based on a location of the target object;
- accessing, by at least one of the server and the first mobile device, the content information via an information address associated with the target object;
- and
- visually presenting, by the first mobile device, the content information within the game based on the location data associated with the first mobile device and a position of the target object relative to the first mobile device.
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A system comprising:
- at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- obtain, from a first mobile device sensor of a first mobile device, a digital representation of an environment, the digital representation comprising image data and location data associated with the first mobile device;
- recognize an object from the digital representation as a target object considered to be part of a game based at least in part on the digital representation;
- identify, by at least one of a server and the first mobile device, content information associated with the target object based on a location of the target object;
- access, by at least one of the server and the first mobile device, the content information via an information address associated with the target object;
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- cause the first mobile device to visually present the content information within the game based on the location data associated with the first mobile device and a position of the target object relative to the first mobile device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.