Methods and Systems for Interacting with Physical Objects
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1. A method comprising:
- a user pointing a portable image sensor device towards a physical object that is free of visible digital encoding;
capturing one or more 2D frames of imagery from the physical object using the sensor device;
providing image information representing the object to a processing device, and receiving first data derived from said provided image information from the processing device;
using the first data to identify corresponding second data in a data structure that stores plural second data, where the data structure associates the plural second data with plural different first data; and
through use of the second data identified from the data structure, initiating an action relating to the physical object from which the imagery was captured.
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Abstract
A user detects data from a physical object (e.g., a poster) using a handheld appliance. The appliance then contacts a remote computer based on the data obtained from the object, and can perform any of a variety of functions, such as purchasing tickets to a concert or movie, or downloading music. The data can be obtained from the object in various ways, such as by optical sensing or by electromagnetic detection.
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1. A method comprising:
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a user pointing a portable image sensor device towards a physical object that is free of visible digital encoding; capturing one or more 2D frames of imagery from the physical object using the sensor device; providing image information representing the object to a processing device, and receiving first data derived from said provided image information from the processing device; using the first data to identify corresponding second data in a data structure that stores plural second data, where the data structure associates the plural second data with plural different first data; and through use of the second data identified from the data structure, initiating an action relating to the physical object from which the imagery was captured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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