Apparatus and method for finding a misplaced object using a database and instructions generated by a portable device
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1. A portable device apparatus comprising:
- a database containing desired objects;
at least one camera that scans a region of space producing at least one image;
the device is moved to scan an adjacent region of space to produce additional images;
all of the images are stored in the database;
the images within the database are pasted together forming a composite image;
a recognition unit that matches objects within the composite image to the desired objects, thereby forming matched objects;
an instruction means using the composite image and the recognition unit to locate matched objects; and
a display screen that issues instructions to move a user towards the matched object, whereby the instructions include an arrow pointing towards the matched object.
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Abstract
The basic invention uses a portable device that can contain a camera, a database, and a text, voice or visual entry to control the storage of an image into a database. Furthermore, the stored image can be associated with text, color, visual or audio. The stored images can be used to guide the user towards a target that the user does not recall its current location. The user'"'"'s commands can be issued verbally, textually or by scrolling through the target images in the database until the desired one is found. This target can be shoes, pink sneakers, a toy or some comparable items that the user needs to find.
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22 Claims
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1. A portable device apparatus comprising:
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a database containing desired objects; at least one camera that scans a region of space producing at least one image; the device is moved to scan an adjacent region of space to produce additional images; all of the images are stored in the database; the images within the database are pasted together forming a composite image; a recognition unit that matches objects within the composite image to the desired objects, thereby forming matched objects; an instruction means using the composite image and the recognition unit to locate matched objects; and a display screen that issues instructions to move a user towards the matched object, whereby the instructions include an arrow pointing towards the matched object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable device apparatus comprising:
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a database containing previously stored objects; at least one camera scrolls a visual image of a region of space on a display screen; and a recognition unit matching the visual image to the previously stored object, whereby the visual image is identified as the previously stored object in the database forming a matched object, wherein when the recognition unit fails to recognize the visual image in the database, a user issues a verbal command to store the visual image into the database. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable device apparatus comprising:
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a database containing previously stored objects; at least one camera scrolls a visual image of a region of space on a display screen; and a recognition unit matching the visual image to the previously stored object, whereby the visual image is identified as the previously stored object in the database forming a matched object; a wireless access to a second database; the second database is in another portable device, a personal computer or a server; and a search engine that matches the stored object in all databases to the visual image. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable device apparatus comprising:
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a database containing previously stored objects; at least one camera scrolls a visual image of a region of space on a display screen; a recognition unit matching the visual image to the previously stored object, whereby the visual image is identified as the previously stored object in the database forming a matched object; an instruction means using the visual image and the recognition unit to locate the matched object; and the display screen that issues instructions to move a user towards the matched object. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A portable device apparatus comprising
a database containing previously stored objects; -
at least one camera scrolls a visual image of a region of space on a display screen; a recognition unit matching the visual image to the previously stored object, whereby the visual image is identified as the previously stored object in the database forming a matched object; an instruction means using the visual image and the recognition unit to locate the matched object; the display screen that issues instructions to move a user towards the matched object; and the instructions includes an audible signal to direct the user towards the matched object. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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