Methods and devices for detecting linkable objects
First Claim
1. A method of helping a user utilize a portable consumer device to obtain information, the method comprising providing a functionality that:
- obtains data from a field of view captured by a camera portion of the device;
uses at least a portion of the data to determine existence of an object in the field of view for which the information is available from a reference source; and
provides an indication to the user that the object is in the field of view.
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Abstract
A camera portion of a portable consumer device obtains data from a field of view, and at least a portion of the data is used to determine existence of an object in the field of view for which the information is available from a reference source. An indication is then provided to the user that the object is in the field of view. This can all be accomplished by a functionality, such as computer software, that executes on one or both of the device and a distal server. Objects within the field that the system can identify and provide information are deemed “linkable.” Once a user is presented with an indication of which objects around him are linkable, he can then directly point and click on the linkable objects without the “trial-and-error” process of pointing and clicking on non-linkable objects.
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1. A method of helping a user utilize a portable consumer device to obtain information, the method comprising providing a functionality that:
- obtains data from a field of view captured by a camera portion of the device;
uses at least a portion of the data to determine existence of an object in the field of view for which the information is available from a reference source; and
provides an indication to the user that the object is in the field of view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
- obtains data from a field of view captured by a camera portion of the device;
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