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Using visual layers to aid in initiating a visual search

  • US 9,069,382 B1
  • Filed: 03/12/2012
  • Issued: 06/30/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • causing a camera on a wearable computing device to record video data;

    segmenting the video data into a number of layers;

    based on the video data, detecting that a pointing object is in proximity to a first layer;

    initiating a first search on the first layer;

    highlighting the first layer;

    based on the video data, detecting that the pointing object is no longer in proximity to the first layer and is in proximity to a second layer; and

    highlighting the second layer.

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