Image Capture for Purchases
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1. A computer-implemented item identification method, comprising:
- identifying an item in an image received from a remote electronic device;
transmitting search results containing information about the item for one or more vendors of the item; and
transmitting to the remote device code for executing an order for the item from the one or more vendors of the item.
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Abstract
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a computer-implemented item identification method that includes identifying an item in an image received from a remote electronic device; transmitting search results containing information about the item for one or more vendors of the item; and transmitting to the remote device code for executing an order for the item from the one or more vendors of the item.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented item identification method, comprising:
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identifying an item in an image received from a remote electronic device; transmitting search results containing information about the item for one or more vendors of the item; and transmitting to the remote device code for executing an order for the item from the one or more vendors of the item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented item identification method, comprising:
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submitting to a remote server an image containing a physical item; receiving in response a list of items for sale from one or more vendors with a control for buying the items, wherein the items correspond to the physical item; and transmitting a command to purchase the item from one of the vendors. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented item identification system, comprising:
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an interface to receive digital images submitted by remote devices; an image comparator to compare features of the received images to features of stored images to identify products in the received images; and a product search engine to generate search results corresponding to search terms associated with the stored images. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented item identification system, comprising:
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an interface to receive digital images submitted by remote devices; memory storing a plurality of images containing products for sale by a plurality of vendors; and means for mediating a sale by a selected vendor from the plurality of vendors to a user of the remote device in response to a selection by the user. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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