Object information derived from object images
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1. An image-based transaction system, comprising:
- a mobile device having an image sensor wherein the mobile device, when software in the mobile device is executed, is caused to execute operations comprising;
digitally capturing images of a scene via the image sensor;
identifying an object using image characteristics from the digitally captured images;
automatically acquiring an image of at least part of the identified object in the scene;
identifying symbols, including alphanumeric symbols, in the image based on locations within the image;
processing the symbols according to their symbol type;
obtaining an address related to the identified object and the processed symbols; and
initiating a transaction associated with the identified object via a server, wherein the transaction is related to the address.
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Abstract
An image-based transaction system includes a mobile device with an image sensor that is programmed to capture, via the image sensor, a digital images of a scene. The mobile device identifies a document using image characteristics from the captured images and acquires an image of at least a part of the document, and then identifies symbols in the image based on locations within the image of the document. The symbols can include alphanumeric symbols. The mobile device processes the symbols according to their type to obtain an address related to the document and the symbols and initiates a transaction associated with the identified document.
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55 Claims
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1. An image-based transaction system, comprising:
a mobile device having an image sensor wherein the mobile device, when software in the mobile device is executed, is caused to execute operations comprising; digitally capturing images of a scene via the image sensor; identifying an object using image characteristics from the digitally captured images; automatically acquiring an image of at least part of the identified object in the scene; identifying symbols, including alphanumeric symbols, in the image based on locations within the image; processing the symbols according to their symbol type; obtaining an address related to the identified object and the processed symbols; and initiating a transaction associated with the identified object via a server, wherein the transaction is related to the address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An image-based transaction system, comprising:
a mobile device having an image sensor, wherein the mobile device, when software in the mobile device is executed, is caused to execute operations comprising; digitally capturing images of a scene via the image sensor; identifying an object using image characteristics from the digitally captured images; acquiring an image of at least part of the identified object in the scene; identifying symbols, including alphanumeric symbols, in the image based on locations within the image; processing the symbols according to their symbol type; obtaining an address related to the identified object and the processed symbols; and initiating a transaction associated with the identified object via a server, wherein the transaction is related to the address. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computer implemented method of initiating a transaction based on an image, the method comprising:
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digitally capturing, via a mobile device, images of a scene via an image sensor in the mobile device; identifying, via the mobile device, an object using image characteristics from the digitally captured images; acquiring, via the mobile device, an image of at least part of the identified object in the scene; identifying symbols, including alphanumeric symbols, in the image based on locations within the image; processing the symbols according to their symbol type; obtaining an address related to the identified object and the processed symbols; and initiating a transaction associated with the identified object via a server, wherein the transaction is related to the address. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A computer program product, storable on a non-transitory computer readable memory, comprising software instructions that when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:
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digitally capture images of a scene via an image sensor on a mobile device; identify an object using image characteristics from the digitally captured images; acquire an image of the at least part of the identified object in the scene; identify symbols in the image based on locations within the image; process the symbols according to their symbol type; obtain an address related to the identified object and the processed symbols; and initiate a transaction associated with the identified object via a server, wherein the transaction is related to the address. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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