Object information derived from object images

• US 8,218,874 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2011
• Issued: 07/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nant Holdings IP, LLC (NantWorks, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Nant Holdings IP, LLC (NantWorks, LLC)
• Inventors: Boncyk, Wayne C., Cohen, Ronald H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sherali, Ishrat I
• Application Number:
  US13/069,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20110173100A1
• Time in Patent Office: 476 Days
• Field of Search: 382/181, 382/224, 382/305, 382115-119, 382/100, 455/414.3, 455/411, 455/414.2, 455/412.1, 705/26.1, 705/27.1, 705/7.33, 713/186, 713/168, 348/239, 3482112-2116, 348/207.1, 348/460, 348/552
• US Class Current: 382/181
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5854 using shape and object relationship
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

Search terms are derived automatically from images captured by a camera equipped cell phone, PDA, or other image capturing device, submitted to a search engine to obtain information of interest, and at least a portion of the resulting information is transmitted back locally to, or nearby, the device that captured the image.

Claims

1. A transaction system comprising:

a mobile device configured to acquire data including biometric data and relating to an object;

an object identification platform configured to obtain the acquired data, recognize the object as a target object based on the acquired data, and determine object information associated with the target object; and

a content platform configured to obtain the object information, and initiate a transaction associated with the target object with a selected account over a network based on the object information and the biometric data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is configured to operate, at least in part, as the object identification platform.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the object identification platform is distributed between the mobile device and at least one remote server coupled with the mobile device via a network.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein a remote server coupled with the mobile device over the network is configured to operate as the object identification platform.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises the content platform.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one remote server coupled with the mobile device over the network operates as the content platform.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one remote server comprises a search engine.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the object information comprises at least two dimensions of relevance.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the object information comprises at least three dimensions of relevance.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the object information comprises at least four dimensions of relevance.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the biometric data comprise information associated with an animate object.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the animate object comprises a person.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the biometric data comprises a fingerprint pattern.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the biometric data comprises a face.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the biometric data comprises an iris.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the object comprises an animate object.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the object comprises an inanimate object.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the acquired data comprises image data.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the acquired data comprises a digital representation of a person'"'"'s gestures.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the digital representation is of sign language.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the acquired data comprises non-visual data.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the acquired data comprises sound data.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the sound data comprises human speech.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the object comprises print media.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the acquired data comprises a digital representation of the print media.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the transaction comprises a commercial transaction.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the commercial transaction includes a purchase related to the target object.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the purchase relates to at least one of the following:

audio data, video data, the object, the target object, a ticket, an item on a screen, a disc, and a vending machine product.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein the selected account comprises an on-line account.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein the selected account comprises an account linked with the mobile device.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein the selected account comprises an account linked to a user of the mobile device.

32. The system of claim 1, wherein the selected account comprises a bank account.

33. The system of claim 1, wherein the selected account comprises a credit card account.

34. The system of claim 1, wherein the acquired data comprises symbol content.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein the symbol content comprises alphanumeric data.

36. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile telephone.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the mobile device comprises a camera equipped mobile telephone.

38. The system of claim 1, wherein the acquired data comprises at least one of a video, an on-screen content, and a video stream.

39. The system of claim 1, wherein the acquired data comprises a digital representation of a scene.

40. The system of claim 39, wherein scene comprises on-screen content.

41. The system of claim 39, wherein the digital representation comprises a video.

42. The system of claim 39, wherein the digital representation comprises a video stream.

43. The system of claim 39, wherein the digital representation is of a displayed image.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein the digital representation is of the displayed image on a screen.

45. The system of claim 44, wherein the screen comprises a television.

46. The system of claim 44, wherein the digital representation is of the on-screen content.

47. The system of claim 44, wherein the screen comprises a payment display.