Image capture and identification system and process
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1. A portable hand-held device comprising:
- a sensor configured to acquire a digital representation of on-screen content; and
a computing platform coupled with the sensor and configured to;
obtain the digital representation from the sensor;
use features from the digital representation to enable recognition of the on-screen content as including a representation of a known target;
identify target information, including an address, relating to the known target; and
enable a device to register a vote, via the address, relating to the on-screen content.
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Abstract
A digital image of the object is captured and the object is recognized from plurality of objects in a database. An information address corresponding to the object is then used to access information and initiate communication pertinent to the object.
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38 Claims
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1. A portable hand-held device comprising:
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a sensor configured to acquire a digital representation of on-screen content; and a computing platform coupled with the sensor and configured to; obtain the digital representation from the sensor; use features from the digital representation to enable recognition of the on-screen content as including a representation of a known target; identify target information, including an address, relating to the known target; and enable a device to register a vote, via the address, relating to the on-screen content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 36, 37, 38)
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21. A computer readable, non-transitory storage medium storing software instructions that, when executed by a mobile device processor, causes the mobile device processor to perform the following steps:
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acquiring, by a sensor of the mobile device, a digital representation of on-screen content; using features from the digital representation to enable recognition of the on-screen content as including a representation of a known target; identifying, via an address, target information relating to the known target; and enabling a device to register a vote relating to the on-screen content based at least in part on the target information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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