Object information derived from object images
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1. An information retrieval system comprising:
- a device connection configured to couple with a device and obtain a digital representation related to an object from the device; and
a content identification platform configured to;
obtain the digital representation via the device connection;
recognize the object as a target object from the digital representation;
derive a query strategy targeting at least one search engine based on at least one object attribute determined from the target object;
obtain a result set from the at least one search engine in response to submission of a query according to the query strategy;
process the result set to form a tailored result set for the device; and
cause the tailored result set to be transmitted to the device.
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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.
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1. An information retrieval system comprising:
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a device connection configured to couple with a device and obtain a digital representation related to an object from the device; and a content identification platform configured to; obtain the digital representation via the device connection; recognize the object as a target object from the digital representation; derive a query strategy targeting at least one search engine based on at least one object attribute determined from the target object; obtain a result set from the at least one search engine in response to submission of a query according to the query strategy; process the result set to form a tailored result set for the device; and cause the tailored result set to be transmitted to the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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