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Image processing

  • US 9,940,655 B2
  • Filed: 01/21/2016
  • Issued: 04/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image capture device comprising:

  • a storage medium configured to store captured image data;

    a display;

    a user interface configured to receive a section of an area of an image from the image data when the image data is output to the display;

    circuitry configured topartition the image into image segments including at a least one segment corresponding the selected area of the image, each segment representing set of pixels having similar properties; and

    derive a representation of at least the segment corresponding to the selected area of the image, the representation comprising quantized image data; and

    a network interface configured totransmit the representation of the segment corresponding the selected area of the image; and

    receive data indicative of a purchasable article or service representing a match to a reference representation associated with a at least one purchasable article or service, whereinthe circuitry is configured to interpret the received data and output for display purchase details of the purchasable article or service.

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