Smartphone-based methods and systems
First Claim
1. A method involving frames of imagery depicting a first subject, captured using a camera portion of a mobile phone device, and displayed on a screen of said device, the method comprising:
- producing an identifier related to said first subject, by analyzing captured image data;
displaying a first tag on the screen with a first frame of imagery, the first tag being located at a first position on the screen, the first tag being user-selectable to initiate an action associated with the first subject;
presenting a visual indicia on the screen that associates the first subject as depicted in the first frame, with the displayed first tag;
displaying said first tag on the screen with a second frame of imagery that depicts the first subject;
wherein the first subject is depicted at different locations within the first and second frames of imagery, yet the first tag is displayed at said first position on said screen with both the first and second frames of imagery.
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Abstract
Methods and arrangements involving portable devices, such as smartphones and tablet computers, are disclosed. Exemplary arrangements utilize the camera portions of such devices to identify nearby subjects, and take actions based thereon. Others rely on near field chip (RFID) identification of objects, or on identification of audio streams (e.g., music, voice). Some of the detailed technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. Others involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, sign language interpretation, and vision-based discovery. Still other improvements are architectural in nature, e.g., relating to evidence-based state machines, and blackboard systems. Yet other technologies concern use of linked data in portable devices—some of which exploit GPU capabilities. Still other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method involving frames of imagery depicting a first subject, captured using a camera portion of a mobile phone device, and displayed on a screen of said device, the method comprising:
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producing an identifier related to said first subject, by analyzing captured image data; displaying a first tag on the screen with a first frame of imagery, the first tag being located at a first position on the screen, the first tag being user-selectable to initiate an action associated with the first subject; presenting a visual indicia on the screen that associates the first subject as depicted in the first frame, with the displayed first tag; displaying said first tag on the screen with a second frame of imagery that depicts the first subject; wherein the first subject is depicted at different locations within the first and second frames of imagery, yet the first tag is displayed at said first position on said screen with both the first and second frames of imagery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing software instructions for configuring a processing system of mobile phone device to perform acts including:
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capturing frames of imagery depicting a first subject, using a camera portion of the mobile phone device, and displaying said frames on a screen of said device; producing an identifier related to said first subject, by analyzing captured image data; displaying a first tag on the screen with a first frame of imagery, the first tag being located at a first position on the screen, the first tag being user-selectable to initiate an action associated with the first subject; presenting a visual indicia on the screen that associates the first subject as depicted in the first frame, with the displayed first tag; displaying said first tag on the screen with a second frame of imagery that depicts the first subject; wherein the first subject is depicted at different locations within the first and second frames of imagery, yet the first tag is displayed at said first position on said screen with both the first and second frames of imagery. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile phone system including a processor, a memory, a camera, and a screen, the memory containing software instructions for configuring the processor to perform acts including:
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capturing frames of imagery depicting a first subject, using said camera, and displaying said frames on said screen; producing an identifier related to said first subject, by analyzing captured image data; displaying a first tag on the screen with a first frame of imagery, the first tag being located at a first position on the screen, the first tag being user-selectable to initiate an action associated with the first subject; presenting a visual indicia on the screen that associates the first subject as depicted in the first frame, with the displayed first tag; displaying said first tag on the screen with a second frame of imagery that depicts the first subject; wherein the first subject is depicted at different locations within the first and second frames of imagery, yet the first tag is displayed at said first position on said screen with both the first and second frames of imagery. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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