System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable device
DCFirst Claim
1. A method comprising:
- capturing a digital image using a digital image capturing device that is part of a portable electronic device;
detecting symbology associated with the digital image using a portable electronic device;
decoding the symbology to obtain a decode string using one or more visual detection applications residing on the portable electronic device;
sending the decode string to a remote server for processing;
receiving information about the digital image from the remote server wherein the information is based on the decode string;
displaying the information on a display device associated with the portable electronic device.
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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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28 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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capturing a digital image using a digital image capturing device that is part of a portable electronic device; detecting symbology associated with the digital image using a portable electronic device; decoding the symbology to obtain a decode string using one or more visual detection applications residing on the portable electronic device; sending the decode string to a remote server for processing; receiving information about the digital image from the remote server wherein the information is based on the decode string; displaying the information on a display device associated with the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. 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 capture a digital image using a digital image capturing device that is part of a portable electronic device; logic adapted to detect symbology associated with an object using one or more visual detection applications; logic adapted to decode the symbology to obtain a decode string using 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 based on the decode string from the remote server; logic adapted to display the information on a display device associated with the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A symbology management application comprising:
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receiving a digital image from a digital image capturing device; 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 information about the object from the remote server, and provide the information to a display device for display of the information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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