Image based method of providing memorial information
First Claim
1. A method of obtaining information about a deceased person or animal, the method comprisinga. obtaining input information from a mobile device, the mobile device comprising a digital camera, wherein the input information comprises sample values obtained from a digital camera image of the memorial information, the memorial information characterized by the absence of a visible identifier indicating the availability of output information,b. providing the input information to a first database via a communication link, the database located on a server,c. analyzing the input information to generate a recognition output;
- d. applying the recognition output as a query to a second database to generate the output information, the second database located on the same server or a different server;
e. receiving the output information on the mobile device from the second database via the communication link, wherein the output information is associated with a deceased person or animal; and
f. displaying the output information on the mobile device.
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Abstract
Described herein is an image-based system for retrieving information about a deceased person or animal and an image-based method of retrieving information about a deceased person or animal. The systems disclosed herein are characterized by the absence of a visible identifier indicating the availability of the information, such as a tag, bar code, and the like.
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1. A method of obtaining information about a deceased person or animal, the method comprising
a. obtaining input information from a mobile device, the mobile device comprising a digital camera, wherein the input information comprises sample values obtained from a digital camera image of the memorial information, the memorial information characterized by the absence of a visible identifier indicating the availability of output information, b. providing the input information to a first database via a communication link, the database located on a server, c. analyzing the input information to generate a recognition output; -
d. applying the recognition output as a query to a second database to generate the output information, the second database located on the same server or a different server; e. receiving the output information on the mobile device from the second database via the communication link, wherein the output information is associated with a deceased person or animal; and f. displaying the output information on the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for retrieving information about a deceased person or animal, the system comprising
a. memorial information unique to the deceased person or animal, the memorial information characterized by the absence of a visible identifier indicating the availability of output information; -
b. a first database located on a server, the first database configured to receive the memorial information and generate recognition output; c. a second database located on the same or a different server, the second database configured to receive the recognition output and generate output information related to a deceased person or animal; and d. a mobile device comprising a digital camera, an operable communications link with the server, and a screen for displaying the output information, wherein the mobile device, a server, or both comprise one or more recognition algorithms. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of obtaining information about a deceased person or animal, the method comprising provider actions and end user actions;
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wherein the provider actions comprise; a. obtaining a digital image of the memorial information, b. generating input information by i. recording sample values representing the digital image; and ii. associating the sample values with a selected set of output information in a database, the database residing on a server, wherein the output information is associated with a deceased person or animal; and c. providing an end-use application to a mobile device, the end-use application operably engaged by the end user to at least establish a communication link with the server; and wherein the end-user actions comprise; d. obtaining input information from the mobile device, the mobile device comprising a digital camera, wherein the input information comprises sample values obtained from a digital camera image of the memorial information, the memorial information characterized by the absence of a visible identifier indicating the availability of output information, e. providing the input information to a first database via a communication link, the database located on a server, f. analyzing the input information to generate a recognition output; g. applying the recognition output as a query to a second database to generate the output information, the second database located on the same server or a different server; h. receiving the output information on the mobile device from the database via the communication link; and i. displaying the output information on the mobile device.
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