SMARTPHONE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method utilizing a portable device comprising a camera and a touchscreen display, said method comprising the acts of:
- receiving image data captured by the camera of the portable device;
communicating data associated with the image data to a remotely located server;
in response to said communicating, receiving identifying information associated with an object depicted in the image data, the identifying information comprising an image or graphic;
causing the touchscreen display to simultaneously display;
i) a first tile comprising an image or graphic, the first tile associated with a first image-recognized object, and a second tile comprising an image or graphic, the second tile associated with a second image-recognized object, the first tile and second tile displayed in a stacked arrangement; and
ii) live image data captured by the camera while the portable device remains in an image discovery mode, in which the image discovery mode operates to identify objects depicted in captured image data.
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Abstract
Arrangements involving portable devices (e.g., smartphones and tablet computers) are disclosed. One arrangement includes a smartphone comprising: a touchscreen display; a camera for capturing image data; a microphone for capturing audio data; memory for storing software instructions; and one or more processors programmed with said software instructions. The software instruction cause the processors to: process image data captured by said camera; communicate data associated with the processed image data to a remotely located server; in response to the communication, receive identifying information associated with an object depicted in the image data, the identifying information comprising an image or graphic; cause the touchscreen display to simultaneously display: i) stacked tiles comprising a first tile including an image or graphic, the first tile associated with a first image-recognized object, and a second tile including an image or graphic, the second tile associated with a second image-recognized object; and ii) a viewfinder for displaying live image data captured by the camera while the smartphone remains in an image discovery mode. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
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30 Claims
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1. A method utilizing a portable device comprising a camera and a touchscreen display, said method comprising the acts of:
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receiving image data captured by the camera of the portable device; communicating data associated with the image data to a remotely located server; in response to said communicating, receiving identifying information associated with an object depicted in the image data, the identifying information comprising an image or graphic; causing the touchscreen display to simultaneously display; i) a first tile comprising an image or graphic, the first tile associated with a first image-recognized object, and a second tile comprising an image or graphic, the second tile associated with a second image-recognized object, the first tile and second tile displayed in a stacked arrangement; and ii) live image data captured by the camera while the portable device remains in an image discovery mode, in which the image discovery mode operates to identify objects depicted in captured image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A smartphone comprising:
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a touchscreen display; a camera for capturing image data; a microphone for capturing audio data; memory for storing software instructions; one or more processors programmed with said software instructions for; processing image data captured by said camera; communicating data associated with the processed image data to a remotely located server; in response to said communicating, receiving identifying information associated with an object depicted in the image data, the identifying information comprising an image or graphic; causing the touchscreen display to simultaneously display; i) stacked tiles comprising a first tile including an image or graphic, the first tile associated with a first image-recognized object, and a second tile including an image or graphic, the second tile associated with a second image-recognized object; and ii) a viewfinder area for displaying live image data captured by said camera while the smartphone remains in an image discovery mode, in which the image discovery mode operates to identify objects depicted in captured image data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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A. a smartphone comprising; a touchscreen display; a camera for capturing image data; a microphone for capturing audio data; one or more processors configured for; communicating data associated with captured image data to a remotely located server; in response to said communicating, receiving payoff information associated with an object depicted in the image data, the payoff information comprising an image or graphic; causing the touchscreen display to simultaneously display; i) stacked tiles comprising a first tile including an image or graphic, the first tile associated with a first image-recognized object, and a second tile including an image or graphic, the second tile associated with a second image-recognized object; and ii) a viewfinder window where live image data captured by said camera is displayed while said smartphone remains in an image discovery mode, in which the image discovery mode operates to identify objects depicted in captured image data; and B. a server comprising one or more processors configured for; processing data associated with remotely captured imagery to extract identifying information therefrom; indexing the identifying information in a data repository to find payoff information associated with an object depicted in the captured imagery; and control communication of the payoff information to said smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A smartphone comprising:
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means for displaying imagery and graphics; means for capturing image data; means for capturing audio data; means for processing image data captured by said means for capturing image data; means for communicating data associated with processed image data to a remotely located server; means for, in response to communicating data associated with processed image data, receiving identifying information associated with an object depicted in the image data, the identifying information comprising an image or graphic; means for simultaneously displaying on said means for displaying imagery and graphics; i) stacked tiles comprising a first tile including an image or graphic, the first tile associated with a first image-recognized object, and a second tile including an image or graphic, the second tile associated with a second image-recognized object; and ii) a viewfinder window where live image data captured by said means for capturing imagery is displayed while said smartphone remains in an image discovery mode, in which the image discovery mode operates to identify objects depicted in captured image data. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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