Image capture and identification system and process
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1. A method of enabling an interaction with digital content, comprising:
- associating an object with (a) content information associated with the object including an image of the object in a database including image characteristics of the real-world object and (b) an information address;
receiving, by a server and from a mobile device, a digital representation of a scene, the digital representation of the scene comprising location data;
deriving characteristics from the digital representation;
recognizing, by the server, the object as a target object based at least in part on the location data and the derived characteristics of the representation of the scene;
receiving, by the mobile device, the content information associated with the object via the information address; and
executing, by the mobile device, an interactive application that incorporates the content information.
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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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18 Claims
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1. A method of enabling an interaction with digital content, comprising:
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associating an object with (a) content information associated with the object including an image of the object in a database including image characteristics of the real-world object and (b) an information address; receiving, by a server and from a mobile device, a digital representation of a scene, the digital representation of the scene comprising location data; deriving characteristics from the digital representation; recognizing, by the server, the object as a target object based at least in part on the location data and the derived characteristics of the representation of the scene; receiving, by the mobile device, the content information associated with the object via the information address; and executing, by the mobile device, an interactive application that incorporates the content information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising a non-transitory computer readable-medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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associate an object with (a) content information associated with the object including an image of the object in a database including image characteristics of the real-world object and (b) an information address; receive, from a mobile device, a digital representation of a scene, the digital representation of the scene comprising location data; derive characteristics from the digital representation; recognize the object as a target object based at least in part on the location data and the derived characteristics of the representation of the scene; transmit, to the mobile device, the content information associated with the object via the information address; and cause the mobile device to execute an interactive application that incorporates the content information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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