Object information derived from object images
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1. An image-based transaction system comprising:
- a mobile device image sensor configured to capture image data that represents a face; and
an image processing device coupled with the image sensor and configured to;
recognize the face as a known target object from a known object database based on features derived from the image data;
retrieve target object information from an information indexing system, wherein the target object information is associated with the known target object and an address, and includes an identity of a specific known target object associated with the face; and
enable a device to initiate a transaction based on the target object information, using at least one of the address and the identity, wherein the transaction relates to the specific known target object.
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Abstract
Search terms are derived automatically from images captured by a camera equipped cell phone, PDA, or other image capturing device, submitted to a search engine to obtain information of interest, and at least a portion of the resulting information is transmitted back locally to, or nearby, the device that captured the image.
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1. An image-based transaction system comprising:
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a mobile device image sensor configured to capture image data that represents a face; and an image processing device coupled with the image sensor and configured to; recognize the face as a known target object from a known object database based on features derived from the image data; retrieve target object information from an information indexing system, wherein the target object information is associated with the known target object and an address, and includes an identity of a specific known target object associated with the face; and enable a device to initiate a transaction based on the target object information, using at least one of the address and the identity, wherein the transaction relates to the specific known target object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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