Methods and systems for content processing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9104915-B2
Application number	US-201314101896-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 10, 2013
Priority date	Aug 19, 2008
Publication date	Aug 11, 2015
Grant date	Aug 11, 2015

Abstract

Portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality can be improved, and new functionality can be provided. One claim recites a method comprising: receiving data representing imagery that depicts an object, the imagery captured by a portable device, the portable device comprising a camera and a microphone; determining one or more descriptors relating to the object in the imagery, the determining including collecting descriptors associated with other imagery or audio; processing the descriptors in discerning whether the imagery depicts an object that is likely of a first class or a second class or a third class, the processing being performed by one or more electronic processors configured to perform such act; and taking an action dependent on whether the imagery depicts an object that is likely of a first class or a second class or a third class. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving data representing imagery that depicts an object, the imagery captured by a portable device, the portable device comprising a camera and a microphone;
determining one or more descriptors relating to the object in the imagery, said determining including collecting descriptors associated with other imagery or audio;
processing said descriptors in discerning whether the imagery depicts an object that is likely of a first class…

Assignees

• Digimarc Corp

Inventors

• Conwell William Y

Classifications

• G06V10/945 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06V20/13

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F18/40

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F18/22

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F18/24

  Physics · mapped topic