PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION USING MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, from an imaging device of an electronic device, a first image of a target object;
analyzing, by one or more processors using an image recognition application, the first image to identify a first feature of the target object;
accessing, by one or more of the processors, a model database to identify one or more models of objects that include the first feature;
in response to identifying more than one model;
identifying, by one or more of the processors, that one of the identified models includes a distinguishing point,determining, by one or more of the processors by analyzing a second image of the target object, that the target object comprises the distinguishing point, andin response to determining that the target object comprises the distinguishing point, retrieving one or more document files that correspond to the identified model that contains the distinguishing point.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for obtaining an image and providing one or more document files to a user is disclosed. The method may include receiving an image of a target object using an imaging device, analyzing the image to identify one or more features, and accessing a model database to identify an object model having features that match the identified features from the image. When the system determines that more than one model may be a match, the method looks for distinguishing features of the target object and selects a model that includes the distinguishing features. The method then includes, retrieving a document file that corresponds to the identified model from a file database, and providing the document file to a user.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, from an imaging device of an electronic device, a first image of a target object; analyzing, by one or more processors using an image recognition application, the first image to identify a first feature of the target object; accessing, by one or more of the processors, a model database to identify one or more models of objects that include the first feature; in response to identifying more than one model; identifying, by one or more of the processors, that one of the identified models includes a distinguishing point, determining, by one or more of the processors by analyzing a second image of the target object, that the target object comprises the distinguishing point, and in response to determining that the target object comprises the distinguishing point, retrieving one or more document files that correspond to the identified model that contains the distinguishing point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device, comprising:
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an imaging device; a processor; a display; and a computer-readable memory containing a model identifying application comprising programming instructions that, when executed, instruct the processor to; cause the imaging device to receive a first image of a target object; analyze the first image to identify a first feature of the target object; and access a model database to identify one or more models of objects that include the first feature; in response to identifying more than one model; identify that one of the identified models includes a distinguishing point, determine, by analyzing a second image of the target object, that the target object comprises the distinguishing point, and in response to determining that the target object comprises the distinguishing point, retrieve one or more document files that correspond to the identified model that contains the distinguishing point. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product containing instructions that, when executed, instruct one or more processors to implement a method, the method comprising:
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receiving a first image of a target object; analyzing the first image to identify a first feature of the target object; accessing an appliance model database to identify one or more models of appliances that include the first feature; and in response to identifying more than one model; identifying that one of the identified models includes a distinguishing point, determining, by analyzing a second image of the target object, that the target object comprises the distinguishing point, and in response to determining that the target object comprises the distinguishing point, retrieving one or more document files that correspond to the identified model that contains the distinguishing point. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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