Internet access via smartphone camera
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Abstract
A mobile device, system, method, and software for communicating with the internet utilizing a written universal resource locator (URL). A camera unit is used to receive a raw visual light image containing a written URL, the raw visual light image is converted to an electronic image, and the device locates glyphs of at least one particular standardized set of URL characters in the electronic image, for example glyphs corresponding to www. Then the URL characters are extracted from the electronic image, the URL is sent in a request signal to a web server, and in response an internet site is presented. The mobile device includes initiation means for sending an instruction to obtain a raw visual light image that includes glyphs of at least one particular set of characters, such as www, and further includes a camera, a display, and an internet interface. The mobile device processes an electronic image signal provided by the camera, in order to obtain the web site signal from the internet interface.
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70 Claims
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42. A method comprising:
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acquiring a raw visual light image that contains a written uniform resource locator;
converting the raw visual light image to an electronic image;
locating a set of characters of the uniform resource locator within the electronic image, wherein said set of characters includes a common uniform resource locator character string;
using said set of characters as a flag to provide a location of the rest of the uniform resource locator; and
attempting extraction of the rest of the uniform resource locator. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. Apparatus, comprising
means for acquiring a raw visual light image that contains a written uniform resource locator; -
means for converting the raw visual light image to an electronic image;
means for locating a set of characters of the uniform resource locator within the electronic image, wherein said set of characters includes a common uniform resource locator character string;
means for using said set of characters as a flag to provide a location of the rest of the uniform resource locator; and
means for attempting extraction of the rest of the uniform resource locator. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. Apparatus comprising”
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a camera device configured to acquire a raw visual light image that contains a written uniform resource locator;
a converter module configured to convert the raw visual light image to an electronic image;
a first locating module configured to locate a set of characters of the uniform resource locator within the electronic image, wherein said set of characters includes a common uniform resource locator character string;
a second locating module configured to use said set of characters as a flag to provide a location of the rest of the uniform resource locator; and
an extraction module configured to attempt to extract the rest of the uniform resource locator. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65)
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66. A software product for use in a mobile terminal, the software product comprising a computer readable storage medium having executable code embedded therein;
- the codes, when executed, being adapted to carry out the functions of;
acquiring a raw visual light image that contains a written uniform resource locator;
converting the raw visual light image to an electronic image;
locating a set of characters of the uniform resource locator within said electronic image, wherein said set of characters includes a common uniform resource locator character string;
using said set of characters as a flag to provide a location of the rest of the uniform resource locator; and
attempting extraction of the rest of the uniform resource locator. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68)
- the codes, when executed, being adapted to carry out the functions of;
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69. A system comprising:
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a mobile terminal; and
a network element, wherein said mobile terminal comprises a camera device configured to acquire a raw visual light image that contains a written uniform resource locator;
a converter module configured to convert the raw visual light image to an electronic image;
a first locating module configured to locate a set of characters of the uniform resource locator within said electronic image, wherein said set of characters includes a common uniform resource locator character string;
a second locating module configured to use said set of characters as a flag to provide a location of the rest of the uniform resource locator;
an extraction module configured to attempt to extract the rest of the uniform resource location;
a sending module configured to send results of the extraction attempt in a request signal to the network element in order to access an internet site;
a processing module configured to process a reply from the network element; and
a display configured to present the internet site if the reply is sufficient. - View Dependent Claims (70)
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