Methods and Systems for Content Processing
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Abstract
Cell phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality can be improved, and new functionality can be provided. Some relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Others relate to processing of image data. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. Yet others relate to coping with fixed focus limitations of cell phone cameras, e.g., in reading digital watermark data. Still others concern user interface improvements. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
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23 Claims
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1-6. -6. (canceled)
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7. A method comprising the acts:
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(a) capturing an image with a cell phone; (b) identifying a first set of plural images similar to the captured image, said images each having associated content descriptive metadata; (c) identifying a subset of the metadata; and (d) submitting image data, together with the identified subset of metadata, to an image-responsive service, to take an action based thereon. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising the acts:
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(a) capturing an image using a cell phone, the captured image having location data associated therewith; (b) identifying a first set of plural images similar in location to the captured image, said images each having associated content descriptive metadata; (c) identifying a subset of the metadata; (d) identifying a second image having metadata similar to the identified subset of metadata, but not having associated location data; and (e) associating location data with the second image.
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14-17. -17. (canceled)
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18. A method comprising the acts:
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capturing an image using a cell phone, the captured image having a location associated therewith; identifying a first group of plural images similar in location to the captured image, each of said plural images being associated with content-descriptive metadata; by reference to the metadata associated with the plural images, identifying; i. a first sub-group of the images that likely have a first type of subject; and ii. a second sub-group of the images that likely have a second type of subject; and assessing a subject type of the captured image as likely being of the first type and/or the second type, by reference to similarity between the captured image and images of the first and second sub-groups. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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