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Image capture and identification system and process

  • US 9,336,453 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2014
  • Issued: 05/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for providing on-screen content identification, comprising:

  • a portable hand-held device comprising a sensor configured to acquire a digital representation of a scene including on-screen video content;

    a recognition platform coupled with the sensor and configured to;

    obtain the digital representation of the scene including the on-screen video content;

    derive at least one characteristic of the digital representation based at least in part on a discrimination of the on-screen video content in the scene from a background of the scene;

    recognize the on-screen video content as being associated with a first known target based at least in part on comparing the at least one characteristic to indexed characteristics of a plurality of known target objects; and

    provide, via an address, target content information associated with the first known target on a display of the portable hand-held device.

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