Method and apparatus as pertains to captured image statistics
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1. A method for use with a device comprising:
- providing a captured image;
analyzing the captured image to generate information regarding image content in the captured image;
generating at least one statistic as a function, at least in part, of the information regarding the image content;
transmitting the at least one statistic to a remote receiver.
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Abstract
Captured images are provided (101) and analyzed (102) to generate corresponding image content information. One or more statistics are then generated (103) as a function of that image content information and those statistics transmitted (104) to a remote receiver via a communication link (or links) of choice. That statistical information, alone or in combination with similar information from other sources, can then be processed (302) to facilitate developing information regarding preferences, experiences, and/or the like regarding the user (or users) of a given device.
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1. A method for use with a device comprising:
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providing a captured image;
analyzing the captured image to generate information regarding image content in the captured image;
generating at least one statistic as a function, at least in part, of the information regarding the image content;
transmitting the at least one statistic to a remote receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13)
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- 6. The method of claim I wherein generating at least one statistic as a function, at least in part, of the information regarding the image content further comprises using a statistical analysis process as is selected from amongst a plurality of available candidate statistical analysis processes.
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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an image retention memory;
at least one image content analyzer operably coupled to the image retention memory and having a recognized image object output;
a statistical analyzer operably coupled to the recognized image object output and having a corresponding statistical representation output;
a transmitter operably coupled to the statistical representation output. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving a transmission comprising at least one statistic, which statistic represents at least some aspect of at least one image as was captured by a remote device;
processing the at least one statistic to thereby ascertain information regarding at least one of a preference and an experience as corresponds to at least one user of the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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