Methods and systems for analyzing parts of an electronic file

• US 9,946,731 B2
• Filed: 03/10/2015
• Issued: 04/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CEVA Technologies, Inc. (CEVA Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: IDHL Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gritton, Charles, Simpkins, Daniel, Morgan, Tom
• Primary Examiner(s): McDowell, Jr., Maurice L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ricks, Donna J
• Application Number:
  US14/642,850
• Publication Number:
  US 20150178316A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,134 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/20104 Interactive definition of region of interest [ROI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/12 Edge-based segmentation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application

Abstract

Devices, computer readable medium, and methods for selecting an object displayed on a screen and providing information about that object.

Claims

1. A method for retrieving information associated with an image to a device for display on a screen, the method comprising:

generating, by the device;

(1) border information indicating a border of an area of the displayed image, the area defining less than the entire image, and (2) image identifying information identifying the displayed image;

transmitting, by the device, the border information and the image identifying information to an external server; and

receiving, by the device from the external server, object information identifying an object encompassed within the border based on the border information and including attribute information indicating attributes of the object.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the object information on the screen.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input for buying the object encompassed within the border.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the object is a fashion article.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the attribute information includes any of:

(1) object price information, (2) object specification information, (3) a name of a manufacturer of the object, (4) a name of an outlet to buy the object, or (5) a web address of a site that sells the object.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the attribute information associated with the object and image information associated with the displayed image in a media file including any of:

(1) audio data, (2) video data, (3) text data, (4) a still image, (5) a moving image, (6) a picture, (7) a photo album, (8) an animation, or (9) a plurality of images including the displayed image and metadata.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the border information includes at least a plurality of X and Y coordinates of pixels included in the border.

9. The device of claim 1, comprising:

a screen configured to display the object information.

8. A device configured to retrieve information associated with an image displayed on a screen, the device comprising:

a processor configured to

generate;

(1) border information indicating a border of an area of the displayed image, the area defining less than the entire image, and (2) image identifying information identifying the displayed image, and

a transmitter/receiver unit configured to;

transmit the border information and the image identifying information to an external server; and

receive from the external server object information identifying an object encompassed within the border based on the border information and including attribute information indicating attributes of the object.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to receive user input for buying the object encompassed within the border.

11. The device of claim 8, wherein the object is a fashion article.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein the attribute information includes any of:

(1) object price information, (2) object specification information, (3) a name of the manufacturer of the object, (4) a name of an outlet to buy the object, or (5) a web address of a site that sells the object.

13. The device of claim 8, further comprising a storage unit configured to store the attribute information associated with the object and image information associated with the displayed image in a media file including any of:

(1) audio data, (2) video data, (3) text data, (4) a still image, (5) a moving image, (6) a picture, (7) a photo album, (8) an animation, or (9) a plurality of images including the displayed image and metadata.

14. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to generate the border information including generating at least a plurality of X and Y coordinates of pixels included in the border.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute the instructions for retrieving information associated with an image displayed on a screen, the instructions comprising:

generating;

(1) border information indicating a border of an area of the displayed image, the area defining less than the entire image, and (2) image identifying information identifying the displayed image;

transmitting the border information and the image identifying information to an external server; and

receiving, from the external server, object information identifying an object encompassed within the border based on the border information and including attribute information indicating attributes of the object.

16. The medium of claim 15, the instructions further comprising:

displaying the object information on the screen.

17. The medium of claim 15, the instructions further comprising:

receiving user input for buying the object encompassed within the border.

18. The medium of claim 15, wherein the object is a fashion article.

19. The medium of claim 15, wherein the object information includes any of:

(1) object price information, (2) object specification information, (3) a name of a manufacturer of the object, (4) a name of an outlet to buy the object, or (5) a web address of a site that sells the object.

20. The medium of claim 15, wherein the generating of the border information includes generating at least a plurality of X and Y coordinates of pixels included in the border.

21. The medium of claim 15, the instruction further comprising storing the attribute information associated with the object and image information associated with the displayed image in a media file including any of:

(1) audio data, (2) video data, (3) text data, (4) a still image, (5) a moving image, (6) a picture, (7) a photo album, (8) an animation, or (9) a plurality of images including the displayed image and metadata.