SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION ABOUT AN OBJECT ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

US 20120199645A1
Filed: 06/28/2011
Published: 08/09/2012
Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2010
Status: Active Grant

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Systems and methods are provided for enabling a portable electronic device to retrieve information about an object when the object'"'"'s symbology, e.g., a barcode, is detected. According to one embodiment a method is providing in which symbology associated with an object is detected and decoded to obtain a decode string. The decode string is sent to one or more visual detection applications for processing, wherein the one or more visual detection applications reside on the portable electronic device, and receiving a first amount of information about the object from the one or more visual detection applications. The method also includes sending the decode string to a remote server for processing and receiving a second amount of information about the object from the remote server. The first amount of information is combined with the second amount of information to obtain cumulative information which is displayed on the portable electronic device.

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23. A method comprising:
- capturing a digital image using a digital image capturing device that is part of a portable electronic device;
  
  detecting symbology associated with the digital image using a portable electronic device;
  
  decoding the symbology to obtain a decode string using one or more visual detection applications residing on the portable electronic device;
  
  sending the decode string to a remote server for processing;
  
  receiving information about the object from the remote server wherein the information is based on the decode string of the object;
  
  displaying the information on a display device associated with the portable electronic device.
- View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 44, 45, 46, 47)
- - 24. The method of claim 23, further comprising enabling a user of the portable electronic device to select one or more presets before the symbology is detected.
  - 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the presets include at least one of a selection of one or more visual detection applications to handle scanning operations, a selection of one or more visual detection applications to handle image capture operations, a maximum number of applications configured to receive a decode string, an amount of information to be displayed, the type of information to be displayed, and e-commerce options.
  - 26. The method of claim 23, wherein one or more visual detection systems are configured to run in the background with respect to other systems associated with the mobile device, the visual detection systems comprising the one or more visual detection applications and one or more visual detection devices, the one or more visual detection devices configured to detect the symbology associated with the object.
  - 27. The method of claim 23, wherein the one or more visual detection systems are configured to automatically detect the symbology.
  - 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising:
    - alerting the user when an image containing symbology has been detected;
      
      asking the user if decoding of the symbology is desired; and
      
      receiving a reply from the user.
  - 29. The method of claim 23, wherein detecting the symbology comprises detecting the symbology in response to a user initiated trigger of a visual detection device.
  - 30. The method of claim 23, wherein sending the decode string to one or more visual detection applications for processing and sending the decode string to a remote server for processing further comprises:
    - instructing the one or more visual detection applications and remote server to identify the object associated with the decode string; and
      
      instructing the one or more visual detection applications and remote server to retrieve information about the object.
  - 31. The method of claim 23, wherein the method further comprises:
    - analyzing the decode string to determine a category of the object; and
      
      selecting one or more appropriate applications to process the decode string when the one or more visual detection applications are not pre-selected, the selection based in part on the category of the object.
  - 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the method further comprises:
    - determining if multiple applications are deemed to be appropriate to process the decode string; and
      
      enabling the user to select one or more applications when multiple applications are deemed to be appropriate.
  - 33. The method of claim 23, further comprising enabling the user to store the information.
  - 34. The method of claim 23, further comprising providing e-commerce options to allow the user to proceed to a purchasing process for purchasing the object, wherein the object is an article of commerce.
  - 44. The method of claim 23, further comprising displaying the information about the object with the digital image.
  - 45. The method of claim 23, further comprising overlaying the information about the object while displaying the digital image.
  - 46. The method of claim 23, wherein visual search technology is used to decode the symbology.
  - 47. The method of claim 23, wherein both the digital image and the information associated with the digital image are displayed on the portable electronic device.

35. A computer application stored on a computer-readable medium and executable by a processing device incorporated in a portable electronic device, the computer application comprising:
- logic adapted to capture a digital image using a digital image capturing device that is part of a portable electronic device;
  
  logic adapted to detect symbology associated with an object using one or more visual detection applications;
  
  logic adapted to decode the symbology to obtain a decode string using the one or more visual detection applications;
  
  logic adapted to send the decode string to a remote server for processing;
  
  logic adapted to receive a second amount of information about the object based on the decode string from the remote server;
  
  logic adapted to display the information on a display device associated with the portable electronic device.
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- - 36. The computer application of claim 35, further comprising:
    - logic adapted to enable a user of the portable electronic device to select one or more presets before the symbology is detected, the presets including at least one of a selection of one or more visual detection applications to handle scanning operations, a selection of one or more visual detection applications to handle image capture operations, a maximum number of applications configured to receive a decode string, an amount of information to be displayed, the type of information to be displayed, and e-commerce options.
  - 37. The computer application of claim 35, wherein the one or more visual detection systems are configured to automatically detect the symbology, the computer application further comprising:
    - logic adapted to alert the user when an image containing symbology has been detected;
      
      logic adapted to ask the user if decoding of the symbology is desired; and
      
      logic adapted to receive a reply from the user.
  - 38. The computer application of claim 35, further comprising:
    - logic adapted to analyze the decode string to determine a category of the object; and
      
      logic adapted to select one or more appropriate applications to process the decode string when the one or more visual detection applications are not pre-selected, the selection based in part on the category of the object.
  - 48. The computer application of claim 35, further comprising logic adapted to display the information about the object with the digital image.
  - 49. The computer application of claim 35, further comprising logic adapted overlaying the information about the object while displaying the digital image.
  - 50. The computer application of claim 35, wherein visual search technology is used to decode the symbology.

39. A symbology management application comprising:
- receiving a digital image from a digital image capturing device;
  
  a symbology detecting module configured to detect symbology associated with an object;
  
  a decoding module configured to decode the symbology to obtain a decode string;
  
  a transferring module configured to send the decode string to one or more visual detection applications for processing, the one or more visual detection applications residing on a mobile device; and
  
  an information storage module configured to receive information about the object from the remote server, and provide the information to a display device for display of the information.
- View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
- - 40. The symbology management application of claim 39, wherein one or more visual detection systems are configured to run in the background with respect to other systems associated with the mobile device, the visual detection systems comprising the one or more visual detection applications and one or more visual detection devices, the one or more visual detection devices configured to detect the symbology associated with the object.
  - 41. The symbology management application of claim 40, wherein the one or more visual detection systems are configured to automatically detect the symbology, the symbology management application further comprising:
    - a first module configured to alert the user when an image containing symbology has been detected;
      
      a second module configured to ask the user if decoding of the symbology is desired; and
      
      a third module configured to receive a reply from the user.
  - 42. The symbology management application of claim 39, wherein the symbology management application further comprises:
    - a decode module configured to analyze the decode string to determine a category of the object; and
      
      a selection module configured to select one or more appropriate applications to process the decode string when the one or more visual detection applications are not pre-selected, the selection based in part on the category of the object;
      
      a determining module configured to determine if multiple applications are deemed to be appropriate to process the decode string; and
      
      a user module configured to enable the user to select one or more applications when multiple applications are deemed to be appropriate.
  - 43. The symbology management application of claim 39, wherein the decode module analyzes the decode string to determine a category of the object and the selection module selects one or more appropriate applications to process the decode string when the one or more visual detection applications are not pre-selected, the selection based in part on the category of the object.

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Current Assignee
Symbology Innovations, LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
Original Assignee
Reagan Inventions L.L.C. (Leigh M. Rothschild)
Inventors
ROTHSCHILD, LEIGH M.

Granted Patent

US 8,424,752 B2
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US Class Current

235/375
CPC Class Codes

G06F 16/00   Information retrieval; Data...

G06F 16/381   using identifiers, e.g. bar...

G06F 16/951   Indexing; Web crawling tech...

G06F 16/9554   by using bar codes

G06F 16/957   Browsing optimisation, e.g....

G06K 19/06028   using bar codes

G06K 19/07   with integrated circuit chips

G06K 19/07758   arrangements for adhering t...

G06K 7/10   by electromagnetic radiatio...

G06K 7/10009   sensing by radiation using ...

G06K 7/10722   Photodetector array or CCD ...

G06K 7/10881   constructional details of h...

G06K 7/1413   1D bar codes

G06Q 20/10   specially adapted for elect...

G06Q 30/02   Marketing; Price estimation...

G06Q 30/0207   Discounts or incentives, e....

G06Q 50/188   Electronic negotiation

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION ABOUT AN OBJECT ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

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