Image sensors worn or attached on humans for imagery identification

• US 7,953,824 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2008
• Issued: 05/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Original Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Inventors: MacIntosh, Brian T., Rhoads, Geoffrey B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu; Viet
• Application Number:
  US12/259,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20090116687A1
• Time in Patent Office: 945 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/219, 709/223, 709/225, 709/250
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2117 User registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to image capture and identification of captured imagery. One claim recites an apparatus comprising: an image sensor configured for capturing image data, said apparatus to be worn or attached on a human so that said image sensor captures image data while said apparatus is worn or attached on the human; an analyzer configured for analyzing captured image data and to determine plural-bit identifiers for one or more objects represented in the captured image data, said analyzer is also configured for correcting for distortion in the image data; an output for communicating a determined plural-bit identifier to a remotely located network resource; and an input for receiving advertizing information associated with the determined plural-bit identifier. Of course, other claims are provided too.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

an image sensor configured to capture image data, wherein the image sensor captures the image data while the apparatus is worn or attached to a human;

an analyzer configured to;

analyze the captured image data;

determine plural-bit identifiers for one or more objects represented in the captured image data; and

correct for distortion in the image data;

an output configured to communicate a determined plural-bit identifier to a remotely located network resource; and

an input configured to receive advertising information associated with the determined plural-bit identifier.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the analyzer further comprises a machine-readable indicia detector.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the plural-bit identifiers are carried by machine-readable indicia on objects.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plural-bit identifiers are carried by digital watermarking, wherein the digital watermarking is conveyed through alterations to data on or in objects.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the captured image data comprises video.

11. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the captured image data comprises video.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the image sensor is operating to capture image data.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the analyzer is operating to analyze captured image data.

5. A method comprising:

capturing image data, using an image sensor worn or attached to a human;

analyzing the captured image data to determine plural-bit identifiers for one or more objects represented in the captured image data, wherein the analyzing comprises correcting for distortion in the image data;

communicating a determined plural-bit identifier to a remotely located network resource; and

receiving advertising information associated with the determined plural-bit identifier.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the analyzing comprises detecting machine-readable indicia.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the plural-bit identifiers are carried with machine-readable indicia on objects.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the plural-bit identifiers are carried with digital watermarking on objects.

12. The method of claim 5, wherein the captured image data comprises video.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the captured image data comprises video.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

capturing image data, using an image sensor worn or attached to a human;

analyzing the captured image data to determine plural-bit identifiers for one or more objects represented in the captured image data, wherein the analyzing comprises correcting for distortion in the image data;

communicating a determined plural-bit identifier to a remotely located network resource; and

receiving advertising information associated with the determined plural-bit identifier.