METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-SPECIFIC IMAGE INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method for providing location-specific image information, the method comprising:
- receiving a captured image of at least one object from a mobile device;
recognizing the at least one object from both the image and a location of the mobile device; and
retrieving location-specific information associated with the at least one object in the image in response to the recognizing.
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Abstract
A system (100) and method (200) for providing location-specific image information is provided. The method can include capturing (202) an image of an object from a mobile device (110), determining (204) a location of the mobile device, recognizing (206) the object from a database of images from the location, and retrieving (208) location-specific information associated with the object. A camera zoom (402), camera focus (412), and compass heading (422) can also be included for reducing a search scope. The method can include recognizing (306) a building in the image, identifying (320) a business associated with the building, retrieving an advertisement associated with the business, and overlaying the advertisement at a location of the building in the image. A list of contacts can also be retrieved (326) from an address of the recognized building and displayed on the mobile device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for providing location-specific image information, the method comprising:
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receiving a captured image of at least one object from a mobile device; recognizing the at least one object from both the image and a location of the mobile device; and retrieving location-specific information associated with the at least one object in the image in response to the recognizing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for advertisement on a mobile device, comprising:
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receiving a captured image containing at least one object; determining a location of the mobile device; from the image and the location, recognizing the at least one object from a database of images; retrieving advertisements associated with the at least one object to allow the advertisements to be overlaid onto the image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing location-specific image information to a mobile device, the system comprising:
an image server having a communication unit that receives an image from and a location of a mobile device; an image database of objects to associate with the image at the location; a recognition engine that recognizes the at least one object from the location and the image from the image database, wherein the image server retrieves location-specific information for the at least one object that is recognized and sends the location-specific information to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a camera that captures an image of at least one object; a locator coupled to the camera that identifies a location of the mobile device; a processor that recognizes the image; and a user interface that renders a composite of the original image and one or more sources of image specific information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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