Image capture and identification system and process

1. A method for identifying an object in an at least one given image including:

iteratively comparing at least one region in the at least one given image with regions in images in an at least one database until the best correspondence is found between the at least one region in the at least one given image and the at least one region in images in the at least one database; wherein the images in the least one database represent views of at least one object in at least one viewing orientation, wherein the comparing is performed by extracting and comparing parameters from the regions of the at least one given image and the images in the at least one database; and the method further including determining an address of an information site corresponding to the object using a computer remote from a portable device, sending the address to the portable device, and enabling the portable device to establish a connection to the information site via at least one network.

2. The method for identifying an object in an at least one given image as defined in claim 1 including:

a method for reducing the number of required comparisons, which includes:

determining a priori that there is poor correspondence between the at least one region in the at least one given image and certain images in the at least one database.

3. The method for identifying an object in an at least one given image as defined in claim 1 including:

capturing at least one image; and

providing communications or information that are determined by both the identity of the object and the location of the device used to capture the at least one image, based both on the identity of the object and on refining or modifying the set of candidate identities of the at least one object based on the location of the device used to capture the at least one image.

4. The method for identifying an object in an at least one given image as defined in claim 1 further including:

establishing a connection between a portable device and an information site pertinent to an object by:

determining the address of the information site corresponding to the object using a remote computer, sending the address to the portable device, and connecting to the information site via at least one network.

5. The method for identifying an object in an at least one given image as defined in claim 1 further including:

providing audio information pertinent to at least one object based on capturing at least one image of the at least one object with a portable device,

recognizing the at least one object using the portable device or a remote computer; and

providing the pertinent audio information to the portable device.