Smartphone-based methods and systems
First Claim
1. A method utilizing a portable device comprising a camera, a microphone, a movement sensor and a touchscreen display, said method comprising the acts of:
- receiving image data captured by the camera of the portable device;
communicating data associated with the image data to a remotely located server;
in response to said communicating, receiving identifying information associated with an object depicted in the image data, the identifying information comprising an image or graphic;
causing the touchscreen display to simultaneously display;
i) a first tile comprising an image or graphic, the first tile associated with a first image-recognized object, and a second tile comprising an image or graphic, the second tile associated with a second image-recognized object; and
ii) live image data captured by the camera while the portable device remains in an image discovery mode, in which the image discovery mode operates to identify objects depicted in captured image data; and
operating the portable device in an image discovery mode rather than an audio discovery mode based on data obtained from the movement sensor, in which the audio discovery mode operates to identify audio captured with the microphone.
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally concerns sensor-equipped consumer electronic devices, such as smartphones and tablet computers. One implementation is directed toward a smartphone configured to operate in an image discovery mode. Results from the image discovery mode may be displayed on a smartphones display screen. The smartphone may concurrently operate an audio discovery mode. Results from the audio discovery mode are added to a discovery history, but are not displayed on the smartphone'"'"'s display screen while operating in the image discovery mode. Of course, many other combinations and implementations are provided as well.
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1. A method utilizing a portable device comprising a camera, a microphone, a movement sensor and a touchscreen display, said method comprising the acts of:
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receiving image data captured by the camera of the portable device; communicating data associated with the image data to a remotely located server; in response to said communicating, receiving identifying information associated with an object depicted in the image data, the identifying information comprising an image or graphic; causing the touchscreen display to simultaneously display; i) a first tile comprising an image or graphic, the first tile associated with a first image-recognized object, and a second tile comprising an image or graphic, the second tile associated with a second image-recognized object; and ii) live image data captured by the camera while the portable device remains in an image discovery mode, in which the image discovery mode operates to identify objects depicted in captured image data; and operating the portable device in an image discovery mode rather than an audio discovery mode based on data obtained from the movement sensor, in which the audio discovery mode operates to identify audio captured with the microphone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A smartphone comprising:
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a touchscreen display; a movement sensor; a camera for capturing image data; a microphone for capturing audio data; memory for storing software instructions; one or more processors programmed with said software instructions for; processing image data captured by said camera; communicating data associated with the processed image data to a remotely located server; in response to said communicating, receiving identifying information associated with an object depicted in the image data, the identifying information comprising an image or graphic, the identifying information associated with fingerprint data extracted from data representing the image data; causing the touchscreen display to simultaneously display; i) a first tile including an image or graphic, the first tile associated with a first image-recognized object, and a second tile including an image or graphic, the second tile associated with a second image-recognized object; and ii) a viewfinder area for displaying live image data captured by said camera while the smartphone remains in an image discovery mode, in which the image discovery mode operates to identify objects depicted in captured image data from fingerprint analysis; and upon the viewfinder area being occluded, deactivating said camera. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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A. a smartphone comprising; a touchscreen display; a camera for capturing image data; a microphone for capturing audio data; one or more processors configured for; communicating data associated with captured image data to a remotely located server; in response to said communicating, receiving payoff information associated with an object depicted in the image data, the payoff information comprising an image or graphic; causing the touchscreen display to simultaneously display; i) stacked tiles comprising a plurality of tiles including a first tile including an image or graphic, the first tile associated with a first image-recognized object, and a second tile including an image or graphic, the second tile associated with a second image-recognized object; and ii) a viewfinder window where live image data captured by said camera is displayed while said smartphone remains in an image discovery mode, in which the image discovery mode operates to identify objects depicted in captured image data; and while operating in the image discovery mode, concurrently operating an audio discovery mode, and including a third tile obtained from the audio discovery mode in a tile history but not in the stacked tiles, in which the audio discovery mode operates to identify audio captured with said microphone; B. said remotely located server comprising one or more processors configured for; processing data associated with remotely captured imagery to extract identifying information therefrom; indexing the identifying information in a data repository to find payoff information associated with an object depicted in the captured imagery; and control communication of the payoff information to said smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A smartphone comprising:
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means for displaying imagery and graphics; means for capturing image data; means for capturing audio data; means for processing image data captured by said means for capturing image data; means for communicating data associated with processed image data to a remotely located server; means for, in response to communicating data associated with processed image data, receiving identifying information associated with an object depicted in the image data, the identifying information comprising an image or graphic; means for simultaneously displaying on said means for displaying imagery and graphics; i) stacked tiles comprising a first tile including an image or graphic, the first tile associated with a first image-recognized object, and a second tile including an image or graphic, the second tile associated with a second image-recognized object; and ii) a viewfinder window where live image data captured by said means for capturing imagery is displayed while said smartphone remains in an image discovery mode, in which the image discovery mode operates to identify objects depicted in captured image data; and means for concurrently operating an audio discovery mode while operating in the image discovery mode, and means for including a third tile obtained from the audio discovery mode in a tile history but not in the stacked tiles, in which the audio discovery mode controls said smartphone to identify audio captured with said microphone. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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