System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable electronic device
DCFirst Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting symbology associated with an object;
decoding the symbology to obtain a decode string;
sending the decode string to one or more visual detection applications for processing, the one or more visual detection applications residing on a portable electronic device;
receiving a first amount of information about the object from the one or more visual detection applications;
sending the decode string to a remote server for processing;
receiving a second amount of information about the object from the remote server;
combining the first amount of information with the second amount of information to obtain cumulative information; and
displaying the cumulative information on a display device associated with the portable electronic device;
wherein one or more visual detection systems are configured to run in the background with respect to other systems associated with the portable electronic device, the visual detection systems comprising the one or more visual detection applications and one or more visual detection devices, the one or more visual detection devices configured to detect the symbology associated with the object.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for enabling a portable electronic device to retrieve information about an object when the object'"'"'s symbology, e.g., a barcode, is detected. According to one embodiment a method is providing in which symbology associated with an object is detected and decoded to obtain a decode string. The decode string is sent to one or more visual detection applications for processing, wherein the one or more visual detection applications reside on the portable electronic device, and receiving a first amount of information about the object from the one or more visual detection applications. The method also includes sending the decode string to a remote server for processing and receiving a second amount of information about the object from the remote server. The first amount of information is combined with the second amount of information to obtain cumulative information which is displayed on the portable electronic device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting symbology associated with an object; decoding the symbology to obtain a decode string; sending the decode string to one or more visual detection applications for processing, the one or more visual detection applications residing on a portable electronic device; receiving a first amount of information about the object from the one or more visual detection applications; sending the decode string to a remote server for processing; receiving a second amount of information about the object from the remote server; combining the first amount of information with the second amount of information to obtain cumulative information; and displaying the cumulative information on a display device associated with the portable electronic device; wherein one or more visual detection systems are configured to run in the background with respect to other systems associated with the portable electronic device, the visual detection systems comprising the one or more visual detection applications and one or more visual detection devices, the one or more visual detection devices configured to detect the symbology associated with the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer application stored on a computer-readable medium and executable by a processing device incorporated in a portable electronic device, the computer application comprising:
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logic adapted to automatically detect symbology associated with an object using one or more visual detection devices; logic adapted to decode the symbology to obtain a decode string; logic adapted to send the decode string to one or more visual detection applications for processing, the one or more visual detection applications incorporated in a portable electronic device; logic adapted to receive a first amount of information about the object from the one or more visual detection applications; logic adapted to send the decode string to a remote server for processing; logic adapted to receive a second amount of information about the object from the remote server; logic adapted to combine the first amount of information with the second amount of information to obtain cumulative information; and logic adapted to display the cumulative information on a display device associated with the portable electronic device; logic adapted to alert the user when an image containing symbology has been detected; logic adapted to ask the user if decoding of the symbology is desired; and logic adapted to receive a reply from the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A symbology management application comprising:
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a symbology detecting module configured to detect symbology associated with an object; a decoding module configured to decode the symbology to obtain a decode string; a transferring module configured to send the decode string to one or more visual detection applications for processing, the one or more visual detection applications residing on a mobile device; and an information storage module configured to receive a first amount of information about the object from the one or more visual detection applications; wherein the transferring module is further configured to send the decode string to a remote server for processing; wherein the information storage module is further configured to receive a second amount of information about the object from the remote server, combine the first amount of information with the second amount of information to obtain cumulative information, and provide the cumulative information to a display device for display of the cumulative information; and wherein one or more visual detection systems are configured to run in the background with respect to other systems associated with the mobile device, the visual detection systems comprising the one or more visual detection applications and one or more visual detection devices, the one or more visual detection devices configured to detect the symbology associated with the object. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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