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System for Scanable Icon Detection and Management

  • US 20130188095A1
  • Filed: 07/23/2012
  • Published: 07/25/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for managing information relating to a predetermined graphical image that includes a coded data sequence, the predetermined graphical image included in an analog or digital video signal, the data sequence generated by a source provider, the system comprising:

  • a. A data stream processor configured to receive and process one or more analog or digital video signals;

    b. A video decoder configured to decode at least one of the analog or digital video signals in order to generate a digital video data stream;

    c. A graphical image detector configured to receive a digital video data stream from the data stream processor or the video decoder, and to locate in the video data stream, data corresponding to the predetermined graphical image;

    d. A lookup table configured to receive information relating to detection parameters for one or more different types of graphical images that include coded data sequences, and to provide information relating to detection parameters for the type of the predetermined graphical image to the graphical image detector;

    e. A graphical image decoder configured to receive information from the graphical image detector and to decode the predetermined graphical image in order to extract at least some of the data in the data sequence of the predetermined graphical image;

    f. A first library configured to receive from the graphical image decoder decoded information from the predetermined graphical image and ancillary information relating to the predetermined graphical image, the ancillary information relevant to the analog or digital video signal that includes the predetermined graphical image.

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