MEDIA IDENTIFICATION

• US 20070286463A1
• Filed: 06/09/2006
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ritzau, Tobias Robert Jan, Liwell, Marcus
• Granted Patent: US 7,787,697 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/118
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/142 using hand-held instruments; Constructional details of the instruments

Abstract

A method obtains media on a device, provides identification of an object in the media via image/video recognition and audio recognition, and displays on the device identification information based on the identified media object.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining media on a device;

providing identification of an object in the media via image/video recognition and audio recognition; and

displaying on the device identification information based on the identified media object.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the media via the device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

capturing the media with the device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein audio recognition is performed if the image/video recognition fails to identify the media object within a predetermined level of accuracy.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein image/video recognition is performed if the audio recognition fails to identify the media object within a predetermined level of accuracy.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

marking a face of the media object to identify the object through image/video recognition.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying image/video recognition results identifying the media object.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

displaying identification information for a user selected image/video recognition result.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

displaying audio recognition results identifying the media object.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying identification information for a user selected audio recognition result.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying image/video and audio recognition results identifying the media object.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying identification information for a user selected image/video and audio recognition result.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the media includes one of:

an image file;

an audio file;

a video file;

or

an animation file.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the media object includes one of:

a person;

a place;

or

a thing.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information comprises at least one of:

biographical information about the identified media object;

a link to information about the identified medial object;

or

recommendations based on the identified media object.

16. A device comprising:

means for obtaining media on a device;

means for providing identification of an object in the media via facial and voice recognition; and

means for displaying on the device identification information based on the identified media object.

17. A device comprising:

a media information gatherer to obtain media information associated with the device; and

processing logic to;

provide identification of an object in media via facial and voice recognition,

display a facial and voice recognition result identifying the media object, and

display identification information for one of a user selected facial and voice recognition result.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the media information gatherer includes at least one of:

a camera;

a microphone;

a media storage device;

or

a communication device.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein when identifying the media object through facial recognition, the processing logic is configured to determine a location of a face in the media object.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein when identifying the media object through facial recognition, the processing logic is configured to determine a location of a face in the media object based on a user input.

21. A device comprising:

a memory to store instructions; and

a processor to execute the instructions to;

obtain media on the device,

provide identification of an object in the media via facial and voice recognition, and

display on the device identification information based on the identified media object.

22. A method comprising:

obtaining video on a device;

providing identification of an object in the video, while the video is playing on the device, via facial recognition or voice recognition; and

displaying on the device identification information based on the identified media object.

23. A method comprising:

obtaining media on a device;

providing identification of a thing in the media based on a comparison of the media thing and database of things; and

displaying on the device identification information based on the identified media thing.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the thing includes at least one of:

an animal;

print media;

a plant;

a tree;

a rock;

or

a cartoon character.

25. A method comprising:

obtaining media on a device;

providing identification of a place in the media based on a comparison of the media place and database of places; and

displaying on the device identification information based on the identified media place.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the place includes at least one of:

a building;

a landmark;

a road;

or

a bridge.

27. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

displaying a map on the device based on the location of the identified media place, the map including a representation of the identified media place.

28. A method comprising:

obtaining media on a device;

providing identification of an object in the media based on voice recognition and text recognition of the object; and

displaying on the device identification information based on the identified media object.