Information technology for finding a location based on an image at another location
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- displaying a non-hyperlinked, real-world image of a first geographic location by a computer system;
receiving, by the computer system, a user selection of a portion of the image of the first geographic location;
processing the user-selected image portion by the computer system to identify a meaning for the user-selected image portion, wherein identifying the meaning includes i) the computer system identifying an object in the user selected image portion and finding a matching description of the object in a database or ii) identifying text in the user selected image portion;
the computer system computing a logical connection between the computer system identified meaning and a second geographic location, wherein the logical connection is a logical connection more than or other than proximity of the second geographic location to the first location; and
the computer system providing directions to the second geographic location responsive to the computed logical connection.
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Abstract
A computer system displays an image of a first geographic location by a computer system, receives a user selection of a portion of the image of the first geographic location, processes the user-selected image portion to identify a meaning for the user-selected image portion, computes a logical connection between the computer system identified meaning and a second geographic location, and directs the user to the second geographic location. Computing the logical connection may include finding a match between a significance of the second geographic location and the meaning identified for the user-selected image portion. Receiving a user selection of an image portion may include receiving a user selection identifying an ad within the image and wherein the processing to identify a meaning for the user-selected image portion includes identifying a meaning for the ad.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying a non-hyperlinked, real-world image of a first geographic location by a computer system; receiving, by the computer system, a user selection of a portion of the image of the first geographic location; processing the user-selected image portion by the computer system to identify a meaning for the user-selected image portion, wherein identifying the meaning includes i) the computer system identifying an object in the user selected image portion and finding a matching description of the object in a database or ii) identifying text in the user selected image portion; the computer system computing a logical connection between the computer system identified meaning and a second geographic location, wherein the logical connection is a logical connection more than or other than proximity of the second geographic location to the first location; and the computer system providing directions to the second geographic location responsive to the computed logical connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A program product for exploring or navigating via images, the program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable code configured to receive a user selection of a portion of a non-hyperlinked, real-world image of a first geographic location; computer readable code configured to process the image to identify a meaning for the user-selected image portion, wherein identifying the meaning includes i) the computer system identifying an object in the user selected image portion and finding a matching description of the object in a database or ii) identifying text in the user selected image portion; computer readable code configured to compute a logical connection between the meaning and a second geographic location, wherein the logical connection is a logical connection more than or other than proximity of the second geographic location to the first location; and computer readable code configured to direct the user to the second geographic location responsive to the computed logical connection. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system comprising:
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at least one storage system for storing a program; and at least one processor for processing the program, the system being configured with the program and the processor to receive a user selection of a portion of a non-hyperlinked, real-world image of a first geographic location, process the image to identify a meaning for the user-selected image portion, wherein identifying the meaning includes i) the computer system identifying an object in the user selected image portion and finding a matching description of the object in a database or ii) identifying text in the user selected image portion, compute a logical connection between the user-selected image portion and a second geographic location, wherein the logical connection is a logical connection more than or other than proximity of the second geographic location to the first location, and direct the user to the second geographic location responsive to the computed logical connection. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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