IP Library Granted Patent US 9,015,029
Granted Patent B2
US 9,015,029 · App. 11/757,586 · Granted Apr 21, 2015

Camera dictionary based on object recognition

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,015,029
App. No.
11/757,586
Granted
Apr 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable device may include a camera to capture a picture or a video, object recognition logic to identify a target object within the picture or the video captured by the camera, and output a first string corresponding to the identified target object, logic to translate the first string to a second string of another language that corresponds to the identified target object, and logic to display on a display or store in a memory the second string.

Claims (57)

1. A portable device, comprising:

a camera to capture a picture or a video;

object recognition logic to:

identify a type of a target object within the picture or the video captured by the camera,

identify the target object corresponding to the identified type of the target object, and

output a first string corresponding to a term, descriptive of the identified target object, in a language associated with a user of the portable device;

translation logic to translate the first string to a second string, corresponding to the term, in another language; and

a display to display the first string, to allow the user to confirm that the term is accurate with respect to the identified target object, together with the second string.

2. The portable device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a geographic location indicator to indicate a geographic location of the target object, where the translation logic is further to select the other language based on the geographic location.

3. The portable device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a target object indicator to indicate the target object within the picture or the video, wherein the target object indicator comprises at least one of a highlighted line having a shape substantially corresponding to a contour of the target object, or cross-hairs.

4. A portable device, comprising:

a camera to capture an image;

a display;

logic to display, on the display, a target object indicator that indicates a target object within the image;

logic to obtain geographic location information associated with the portable device;

logic to automatically transmit, to an external device, the image, the geographic location information, and the target object indicator, as the image is being captured;

logic to receive, from the external device, a string corresponding to a term, descriptive of an identified target object;

a translator to translate the received string from a first language, associated with a user of the portable device, to a text string, in a language-associated with the geographic location information, corresponding to the term descriptive of the identified target object; and

logic to display, on the display, the received string, to allow the user to confirm that the term is accurate with respect to the identified target object, together with the text string.

5. The portable device of claim 4 , further comprising:

logic to identify a class, from a plurality of classes, of the target object, wherein the class is output to the logic to automatically transmit.

6. The portable device of claim 4 , wherein the target object indicator is at least one of a highlighted line having a shape substantially corresponding to a contour of the target object, or cross-hairs.

7. The portable device of claim 4 , where the logic to obtain geographic location information comprises logic to receive a geographic location of the portable device from a global positioning component, and output the geographic location to the logic to automatically transmit.

8. The portable device of claim 4 , further comprising:

a translator to translate the received string from a first language, associated with a user of the portable device, to the text string in the language-associated with geographic.

9. A method performed in a portable communication device, comprising:

capturing an image of a target object;

performing object recognition based on the image of the target object;

determining a string corresponding to a term, descriptive of the recognized target object, in a first language associated with a user of the portable communication device;

identifying a second language;

translating the string into a text string, corresponding to the term, in the second language; and

displaying the string, to allow the user to confirm that the term is accurate with respect to the recognized target object, together with the translated text string.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the capturing comprises:

indicating the target object within the image when capturing the image.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the indicating comprises:

displaying a target object indicator.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the target object indicator comprises:

at least one of a highlighted line having a shape substantially corresponding to a contour of the target object or cross-hairs.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the performing comprises:

receiving the image of the target object as the image of the target object is being captured.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the receiving comprises:

receiving target object indicator information indicating the target object within the image.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the identifying comprises:

determining a geographic location of the portable communication device when capturing the image of the target object; and

determining the second language based on the geographic location of the portable communication device.

16. The method of claim 9 , the identifying comprises:

identifying the second language based on a selection input by the user.

17. A device, comprising:

means for capturing an image of a target object;

means for performing an identification of the target object;

means for displaying, to a user of the device, the identification of the target object in a language associated with the user, to allow the user to confirm an accuracy of the identification with respect to the target object;

means for determining a geographic location of the device;

means for determining a language based on the geographic location, where the determined language differs from the language associated with the user;

means for determining a text string, corresponding to the identification of the target object, in the determined language; and

means for displaying the text string together with the identification of the target object in the language associated with the user.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2019
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048691/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2017
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 043951/0529 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 043943/0631 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2015
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
To: SONY CORPORATION; SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
Reel/Frame 035208/0180 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 19, 2015
From: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
Reel/Frame 035226/0749 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2007
From: EIBYE, ANDERS BERTRAM
To: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
Reel/Frame 019375/0354 →