SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA VIA AN IMAGE SEARCH ENGINE
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for accessing electronic data through entry of images as queries in search engine. The system uses various image capturing devices and communication devices to capture images and enter them into image database. Image recognition techniques encode images in a computer readable format. The processed image is then entered for comparison into at least one database populated with images and associated information. Once the newly captured image is matched with an image in the database, the information linked with that image is returned to the user.
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53 Claims
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1-38. -38. (canceled)
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39. A computer-implemented method for accessing electronic data of a person of interest, comprising:
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storing information regarding a plurality of images and information regarding a plurality of people in a database, wherein at least one image is associated with each person of the plurality of people; receiving, with a receiver, information regarding an image of a person of interest, wherein the image is obtained with an image capture device and further wherein the image capture device automatically transmits the information regarding the image to the receiver; comparing the information regarding the image to the information regarding the plurality of images; determining whether the image matches an image of a person of the plurality of people and, if the image matches an image of a person of the plurality of people, generating a message; transmitting the message to a communication device of or associated with a user, wherein the message queries the user for an authorization to provide access to information regarding the person of interest to the user; receiving, with the receiver, a first request from the communication device of or associated with the user, the first request containing the authorization to access information regarding the person of interest; receiving, with the receiver, a second request for additional information regarding the person of interest, from the communication device of or associated with the user; transmitting, additional information regarding the person of interest, to the communication device of or associated with the user, if the user is authorized to access the additional information; and receiving, with the receiver, additional information from the communication device of or associated with the user regarding the person of interest. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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