Architecture for mixed media reality retrieval of locations and registration of images
First Claim
1. A system for receiving a retrieval request and generating a recognition result, the system comprising:
- a processor;
a gateway having a plurality of inputs for receiving the retrieval request that includes at least an image portion and contextual information, the gateway processing the retrieval request to generate an image query and a recognition parameter, the gateway having a plurality of outputs for sending recognition results;
a matching unit stored on a computer-readable storage medium and executable by the processor, the matching unit coupled to receive the image query and the recognition parameter from the gateway, the matching unit analyzing and comparing the image query and recognition parameter to an index table to generate the recognition result including a page identification number and a location on the recognition result, the matching unit coupled to send the recognition result to the gateway; and
a hotspot database coupled to the matching unit, the hotspot database for retrieving hotspot information corresponding to the page and the location identified in the recognition result.
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Abstract
A MMR system for publishing comprises a plurality of mobile devices, an MMR gateway, an MMR matching unit and an MMR publisher. The mobile devices send retrieval requests including image queries and other contextual information. The MMR gateway processes the retrieval request from the mobile devices and then generates an image query that is passed on to the MMR matching unit. The MMR matching unit receives an image query from the MMR gateway and sends it to one or more of the recognition units to identify a result including a document, the page and the location on the page. The MMR matching unit includes an image registration unit that receives new content from the MMR publisher and updates the index table of the MMR matching unit. A method for automatically registering images and other data with the MMR matching unit, a method for dynamic load balancing and a method for image-feature-based queue ordering are also included.
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1. A system for receiving a retrieval request and generating a recognition result, the system comprising:
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a processor; a gateway having a plurality of inputs for receiving the retrieval request that includes at least an image portion and contextual information, the gateway processing the retrieval request to generate an image query and a recognition parameter, the gateway having a plurality of outputs for sending recognition results; a matching unit stored on a computer-readable storage medium and executable by the processor, the matching unit coupled to receive the image query and the recognition parameter from the gateway, the matching unit analyzing and comparing the image query and recognition parameter to an index table to generate the recognition result including a page identification number and a location on the recognition result, the matching unit coupled to send the recognition result to the gateway; and a hotspot database coupled to the matching unit, the hotspot database for retrieving hotspot information corresponding to the page and the location identified in the recognition result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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