IMAGE GUIDED METHOD FOR INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE

• US 20130283260A1
• Filed: 04/09/2013
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Insyde Software Corp
• Original Assignee: Insyde Software Corp
• Inventors: CHEN, I-Te
• Application Number:
  US13/859,033
• Publication Number:
  US 20130283260A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/63 Image based installation; Cloning; Build to order
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264

Abstract

An image guided method for installing application software has the steps of using an electronic device to capture an image associated with an application software (App), comparing the captured image with data in an image database, generating installing information of the App based on the comparison result, and displaying the installing information on the electronic device to guide a user to install the App in the electronic device. Therefore, when the user takes the electronic device to capture an image or an icon associated with the App, the user receives the installing information of the App through the image comparison process and installs the App in the electronic device conveniently.

Claims

1. An image guided method for installing application software, comprising the steps of:

capturing an image associated with an application software by an electronic device and transforming the image to a characteristic code;

comparing the characteristic code with data stored in an image database to obtain a comparison result;

generating installing information of the application software based on the comparison result; and

displaying the installing information on the electronic device to guide an user to install the application software in the electronic device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image is obtained by analyzing a photo or video taken by the electronic device, and the image is transmitted to a server for comparing with the data in the image database.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image is obtained by analyzing a photo or video taken by the electronic device, and the image is converted to a characteristic code and transmitted to a server for comparing with the data in the image database.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image is an icon of the application software.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the image is an icon of the application software.

6. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the image is an icon of the application software.

7. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the electronic device further provides device information comprising a serial number of the electronic device and an operating system version of the electronic device.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the electronic device further provides device information comprising a serial number of the electronic device and an operating system version of the electronic device.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the electronic device further provides device information comprising a serial number of the electronic device and an operating system version of the electronic device.

10. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the device information further comprises a resolution of the electronic device, a registered account of the electronic device, a gateway installed in the electronic device, and peripheral elements pre-equipped in the electronic device.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the device information further comprises a resolution of the electronic device, a registered account of the electronic device, a gateway installed in the electronic device, and peripheral elements pre-equipped in the electronic device.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the device information further comprises a resolution of the electronic device, a registered account of the electronic device, a gateway installed in the electronic device, and peripheral elements pre-equipped in the electronic device.

13. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the image is a pattern of a graphic user interface (GUI).

14. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the image is a pattern of a graphic user interface (GUI).

15. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the image is a pattern of a graphic user interface (GUI).

16. An image guided method for installing application software, the method executed by a server and comprising the steps of:

receiving an image that is associated with an application software and captured by an electronic device;

transforming the image to a characteristic code and comparing the characteristic code with data stored in an image database to obtain a comparison result;

generating installing information of the application software based on the comparison result; and

transmitting the installing information to the electronic device.

17. An electronic device for executing the steps of:

capturing an image associated with an application software;

transmitting the image for comparing the image with data stored in an image database to generate a comparison result; and

receiving and displaying installing information of an App gateway and the application software.

18. The electronic device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the electronic device is a smartphone, a tablet computer or a notebook computer.