Device and system for providing a visual representation of product contents within a package
First Claim
1. A method for providing on a wireless communication device an image representing contents of a package, the method comprising the steps of:
- reading a readable code on the package using a camera on the wireless communication device;
displaying the image representing the contents of the package on the wireless communication device when the camera is positioned to view at least a portion of the package, the image being superimposed on a view of the package; and
altering the image in response to relative movement between the package and the camera such that the image displayed on the wireless communication device represents the portion of the contents of the package at which the camera is pointed.
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Abstract
A method and an associated system for providing on a wireless communication device an image representing contents of a package, the method comprising the steps of reading a readable code on the package using a camera on the wireless communication device, displaying the image representing the contents of the package on the wireless communication device when the camera is positioned to view at least a portion of the package, the image being superimposed on a view of the package, and altering the image in response to relative movement between the package and the camera such that the image displayed on the wireless communication device represents the portion of the contents of the package at which the camera is pointed.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for providing on a wireless communication device an image representing contents of a package, the method comprising the steps of:
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reading a readable code on the package using a camera on the wireless communication device; displaying the image representing the contents of the package on the wireless communication device when the camera is positioned to view at least a portion of the package, the image being superimposed on a view of the package; and altering the image in response to relative movement between the package and the camera such that the image displayed on the wireless communication device represents the portion of the contents of the package at which the camera is pointed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing on a wireless communication device an image representing contents of a package, the system comprising:
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a package, the package including a readable code; and an application configured to run on the wireless communication device in response to the wireless communication device reading the readable code, the application further being configured to; display the image representing the contents of the package on the wireless communication device when the camera is positioned to view at least a portion of the package, the image being superimposed on a view of the package; and alter the image in response to relative movement between the package and the camera such that the image displayed on the wireless communication device represents the portion of the contents of the package at which the camera is pointed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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