Methods and devices employing content identifiers

• US 8,538,064 B2
• Filed: 09/07/2010
• Issued: 09/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Original Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Inventors: Rhoads, Geoffrey B., Rodriguez, Tony F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Johns, Andrew W
• Application Number:
  US12/876,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20110066658A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,106 Days
• Field of Search: 382/100, 382/103, 715/863, 345/156, 455/3.03, 455/3.04, 455/3.06, 455/420, 348/552
• US Class Current: 382/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 by using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/20 Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

Content identifiers are associated with respective metadata. Through use of the metadata, a user'"'"'s experience with the content can be enhanced. A variety of other arrangements are also detailed.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a camera portion configured to produce image data;

an identification portion having an input portion and an output portion, wherein the input portion is configured to receive image data produced by the camera portion, and wherein the output portion is configured to provide identification information related to an image subject; and

a control portion, responsive to gesture data, configured to select between first and second actions determined by reference to the identification information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the identification portion comprises identifying means for deriving the identification information from the image data.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein deriving the identification information comprises performing a watermark decoding operation.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein deriving the identification information comprises performing a barcode decoding operation.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein deriving the identification information comprises performing a pattern-matching algorithm.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the camera and control portions are housed in a first apparatus, and the identifying means is housed in a second apparatus.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing instructions that, if executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

processing data corresponding to a captured image to obtain identification information corresponding to an image subject;

receiving gesture data corresponding to a movement;

selecting between first and second actions, determined by reference to the identification information, in accordance with the received gesture data; and

initiating the selected action.

8. A method comprising:

receiving image data of a subject using a camera portion of a mobile device;

processing data corresponding to the received image data to obtain identification information corresponding to an image subject;

receiving gesture data; and

selecting between first and second actions, related to said image subject, in accordance with the received gesture data.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising identifying the first and second actions by reference to the identification information.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising identifying the first and second actions, from among a larger set of possible actions, based on the identification information.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising performing the selected action.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the processing comprises digital watermark decoding, performed by a processor of the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the processing comprises barcode decoding, performed by a processor of the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the processing comprises pattern matching.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the processing is performed at a device remote from the mobile device.

16. The method of claim 8, wherein the processing comprises transmitting the data corresponding to the captured image to a remote device, and receiving the identification information in response.