Image capture and identification system and process

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9324004-B2
Application number	US-201314100431-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2013
Priority date	Nov 6, 2000
Publication date	Apr 26, 2016
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for processing a video stream, comprising:
analyzing, via a mobile device, a scene represented by the video stream for at least one object;
deriving at least one characteristic of the video stream;
recognizing the at least one object in the scene as a target object based at least in part on the at least one characteristic of the video stream;
providing an indication upon recognizing the at least one object as the target object; and
presenting to a user, via an address, content information associated with the target object.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device comprises at least one of a robot, a mobile telephone and a personal digital assistant.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the mobile device comprises a camera capable of at least one of image and video capture.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one object is recognizable by at least one tag associated with the at least one object.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication is at least one of a sound and a visual indication.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one object is identified as the target object based at least in part on at least one user input.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one user input comprises at least one attribute associated with at least one of a company, a product, and a service.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the user input comprises at least one of a voice command and image data, and is associated with at least one promotion for at least one of a product and a service.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content information associated with the target object is presented to the user on a display of the mobile device as graphic content information adjacent to a real-time video stream of the scene.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the content information is interactive.

11. The method of claim 2 , wherein the mobile device captures the video stream representative of the scene.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one object comprises at least one of a product and a service.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one object is at least one of a store and a building.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one of the store and the building is recognized based on an association with a company providing at least one of a product and a service.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing an indication comprises at least one of providing access to a web site, initiating a software process on the same device, initiating a software process on another computer or network, initiating a phone call, initiating a radio communication, sending information, displaying information, producing a visual signal, producing an audio signal, and playing music.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting the user with an opportunity to purchase at least one of a product and a service.

17. The method of claim 2 , further comprising communicating banking account information via a wireless connection between the mobile device and a point-of-sale terminal.

18. The method of claim 1 , further comprising communicating at least one of banking account information, user data and terminal specific data to a banking company.

19. A system for processing a video stream comprising:
a mobile device configured for:
analyzing a scene represented by a video stream, and including at least one object;
deriving at least one characteristic of the video stream;
recognizing the at least one object within the scene as a target object based at least in part on the at least one characteristic of the video stream;
initiating an action when the at least one object has been recognized as the target object; and
presenting, via an address, content information associated with the target object to a user.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the mobile device comprises at least one of a robot, a mobile telephone and a personal digital assistant.

21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the mobile device comprises a camera capable of at least one of image and video capture.

22. The system of claim 19 , wherein the at least one object is recognizable by at least one tag associated with the at least one object.

23. The system of claim 19 , wherein the at least one object lacks a tag.

24. The system of claim 19 , wherein the at least one object is recognized as the target object based at least in part on at least one user input.

25. The system of claim 24 , wherein the at least one user input comprises at least one attribute associated with at least one of a company, a product and a service.

26. The system of claim 24 , wherein the user input comprises at least one of a voice command and image data, and is associated with at least one promotion for at least one of a product and a service.

27. The system of claim 20 , wherein the mobile device comprises a display and wherein the content information associated with the target object is presented to the user on the display of the mobile device as graphic content information adjacent to a real-time video stream representative of the scene.

28. The system of claim 27 , wherein the content information is interactive.

29. The system of claim 20 , wherein the mobile device captures the video stream representative of the scene.

30. The system of claim 19 , wherein the at least one object comprises at least one of a product and a service.

31. The system of claim 19 , wherein the at least one object is at least one of a store and a building.

32. The system of claim 31 , wherein the at least one of the store and the building is recognized based on an association with a company providing at least one of a product a service.

33. The system of claim 19 , wherein the mobile device is further configured for providing access to a web site, initiating a software process on the mobile device, initiating a software process on a computer or network, initiating a phone call, initiating a radio communication, sending information, displaying information, producing a visual signal, producing an audio signal, or playing music.

34. The system of claim 19 , wherein the mobile device is further configured for presenting the user with an opportunity to purchase at least one product or service.

35. The system of claim 20 , where in the mobile device is further configured for communicating banking account information via a wireless connection between the mobile device and a point-of-sale terminal.

36. The system of claim 19 , wherein the mobile device is further configured for communicating at least one of banking account information, user data and terminal specific data to a banking company.

37. A computer software product for evaluating a video stream on a mobile device, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software instructions that configure a processor to execute the steps of:
analyzing a scene represented by the video stream, and including at least one object;
deriving at least one characteristic of the video stream;
recognizing the at least one object within the scene as a target object based at least in part on the at least one characteristic o

Assignees

• Nant Holdings Ip Llc

Inventors

• Boncyk Wayne C
• Cohen Ronald H

Classifications

• G06Q30/0277 Primary

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• H04N23/60

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• H04N23/64

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