Systems and methods for analyzing imaging obtained from background access to a camera

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025245718-A1
Application number	US-202418425626-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 29, 2024
Priority date	Jan 29, 2024
Publication date	Jul 31, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for analyzing imaging obtained from background access to a camera may include detecting, via a first electronic application (the “FEA”) operating on a device, that a second electronic application (the “SEA”) operating on the device, separate from the FEA, is accessing the camera of the device to observe an item identifier (the “II”) of a physical item (the “PI”) to be added to a collection of PIs; extracting, via the FEA, the II from imaging data captured by the camera; determining, via the FEA, a value of the PI based on the extracted II; determining, via the FEA, a total value of the collection based on the value; generating, via the FEA, at least one status assessment of a user associated with the device based on the total value; and executing, via the FEA, at least one action based on the at least one status assessment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer-implemented method for analyzing imaging obtained from background access to a camera, comprising:
detecting, via a first electronic application operating on a device, that a second electronic application operating on the device, separate from the first electronic application, is accessing the camera of the device to observe an item identifier of a physical item to be added to a collection of physical items; extracting, via the first electronic application, the item identifier from imaging data captured by the camera; determining, via the first electronic application, a value of the physical item based on the extracted item identifier; determining, via the first electronic application, a total value of the collection of physical items based on the determined value of the physical item; generating, via the first electronic application, at least one status assessment of a user associated with the device based on the total value of the collection of physical items; and executing, via the first electronic application, at least one action based on the at least one status assessment of the user.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the extracting of the item identifier from imaging data captured by the camera is performed so as to be opaque to the second electronic application.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one action executed by the first electronic application includes generating a recommendation for removal or exchange of at least one item in the collection of physical items.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the at least one item of the recommendation is determined based on one or more of:
a change in the total value resulting from the removal or exchange; priority information for the at least one item relative to at least one other item in the collection of physical items; a determined association between the at least one item and a remainder of the collection of physical items being below a predetermined threshold; or a characteristic or category of the at least one item.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein generating the at least one status assessment of the user includes:
accessing information indicative of a status of the user; and evaluating an impact of the total value of the collection of physical items on the status.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the information indicative of the status of the user includes one or more of:
historical interactions of the user for obtaining items; historical value records of the user; or a value allocation plan of the user.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one action executed by the first electronic application includes generating a notification that the impact on the status of the user exceeds available value of the user as indicated by the one or more of the historical interactions of the user for obtaining items, the historical value records of the user, or the value allocation plan of the user.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one action executed by the first electronic application includes deactivating an interaction element of the user such that an interaction to obtain the collection of physical items using the interaction element is blocked.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one action executed by the first electronic application includes automatically requesting one or more of a limit increase on an interaction element of the user or an advance to the user.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining the value of the physical item based on the extracted item identifier includes:
accessing one or more of location data of a positioning sensor on the device, or network connection data of the device; based on the one or more of the location data of the positioning sensor or the network connection data of the device, identifying an entity that is likely providing the collection of physical items to the user; and accessing a database of values of items at the identified entity, and identifying the value of the physical item based on the extracted item identifier.

11 . A computer-implemented method for analyzing imaging obtained from background access to a camera, comprising:
accessing one or more of location data of a positioning sensor on a user device or network connection data of the user device; identifying an entity associated with the one or more of the location data or the network connection data; detecting, via a first electronic application operating on the user device, that a second electronic application operating on the user device, separate from the first electronic application, is accessing the camera of the user device to observe an item identifier of a physical item to be added to a collection of physical items; extracting, via the first electronic application, the item identifier from imaging data captured by the camera; determining, via the first electronic application, a value of the physical item based on the extracted item identifier by accessing a database of values of items at the identified entity, and identifying the value of the physical item based on the extracted item identifier; determining, via the first electronic application, a total value of the collection of physical items based on the determined value of the physical item; generating, via the first electronic application, at least one status assessment of the user based on the total value of the collection of physical items; and executing, via the first electronic application, at least one action based on the at least one status assessment of the user.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the extracting of the item identifier from imaging data captured by the camera is performed so as to be opaque to the second electronic application.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one action executed by the first electronic application includes generating a recommendation for removal or exchange of at least one item in the collection of physical items.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one item of the recommendation is determined based on one or more of:
a change in the total value resulting from the removal or exchange; priority information for the at least one item relative to at least one other item in the collection of physical items; a determined association between the at least one item and a remainder of the collection of physical items being below a predetermined threshold; or a characteristic or category of the at least one item.

15 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein generating the at least one status assessment of the user includes:
accessing information indicative of a status of the user; and evaluating an impact of the total value of the collection of physical items on the status.

16 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the information indicative of the status of the user includes one or more of:
historical interactions of the user for obtaining items; historical value records of the user; or a value allocation plan of the user.

17 . The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , wherein the at least one action executed by the first electronic application includes generating a notification that the impact on the status of the user exceeds av

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Au-Yeung Justin
• Rafferty Galen
• Davis Michael

Classifications

• G06V20/60

  Type of objects · CPC title

• G06Q30/0631 Primary

  Recommending goods or services · CPC title