Techniques including URL recognition and applications
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1. A computerized method for recognizing network resource information, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by one or more computers, digital image information corresponding to a digital image captured by a first portable electronic device using a photographing device, wherein the digital image includes one of a photograph, screen capture, scan or computer-generated image of an object;
recognizing, by the one or more computers using one or more character-recognition techniques, a uniform resource identifier (URI) or a uniform resource locator (URL) included within the digital image; and
wirelessly transmitting, by the one or more computers, the URI or URL to a second portable electronic device configured to use the URI or URL to access a web resource.
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Abstract
Methods are systems are provided that include obtaining a digital image from a digital photograph, such as may be taken by a digital camera or a camera phone. The digital image includes, for example, a URI or URL, which may be contained within a visible frame. A character recognition technique, such as an optical character recognition technique, may be used to recognize the URI or URL from the digital image. The URI or URL may be used to access a corresponding Web page. The character recognition technique may be applied on the digital camera or cell phone itself, or remotely.
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1. A computerized method for recognizing network resource information, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by one or more computers, digital image information corresponding to a digital image captured by a first portable electronic device using a photographing device, wherein the digital image includes one of a photograph, screen capture, scan or computer-generated image of an object; recognizing, by the one or more computers using one or more character-recognition techniques, a uniform resource identifier (URI) or a uniform resource locator (URL) included within the digital image; and wirelessly transmitting, by the one or more computers, the URI or URL to a second portable electronic device configured to use the URI or URL to access a web resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for recognizing network resource information, the system comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more data storage devices; and a resource recognition device executable on the one or more processors according to software instructions stored in the one or more data storage devices, the resource recognition device being configured to; obtain digital image information corresponding to a digital image captured by a first portable electronic device using a photographing device, wherein the digital image includes one of a photograph, screen capture, scan or computer-generated image of an object; recognize, using one or more character-recognition techniques, a uniform resource identifier (URI) or a uniform resource locator (URL) included within the digital image; and wirelessly transmitting the URI or URL to a second portable electronic device configured to use the URI or URL to access a web resource. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product embedded in a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions executable by a computer processor for recognizing network resource information, the instructions being executable by a computer processor to execute processing comprising:
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obtaining digital image information corresponding to a digital image captured by a first portable electronic device using a photographing device, wherein the digital image includes one of a photograph, screen capture, scan or generated image of an object; recognizing, using one or more character-recognition techniques, a uniform resource identifier (URI) or uniform resource locator (URL) included within the digital image, wherein the digital image includes a visible frame, comprising at least one of a box, circle, shading or marking, indicating a location of the URI or URL within the digital image; and wirelessly transmitting the URI or URL to a second portable electronic device configured to use the URI or URL to access a web resource.
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