IP Library Granted Patent US 8,953,890
Granted Patent B2
US 8,953,890 · App. 13/323,946 · Granted Feb 10, 2015

Usage of visual reader as an input provider in portals

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Patent No.
US 8,953,890
App. No.
13/323,946
Granted
Feb 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure involves computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for providing information to a business application using captured image information. A computer-implemented method includes receiving, using at least one computer, image information, wherein the image information contains business object identifying data, analyzing the received image information to retrieve the business object identifying data, identifying at least one business object corresponding to the retrieved business object identifying data, retrieving business object information associated with the identified at least one business object from a memory, and transmitting the retrieved business object information to at least one business application.

Claims (38)

1. A computer-implemented method for providing information to a business application using captured image information, comprising:

receiving image information visually encoded in an image, wherein the received image information is encoded with business object identifying data for identification of at least one business object for use by at least one business application;

analyzing, by a computer, the received image information to identify the business object identifying data;

identifying, by a computer, business object information associated with the at least one business object corresponding to the identified business object identifying data; and

transmitting the identified business object information to the at least one business application.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the image information is received from a mobile image capture device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the image information is at least one of an encoded binary representation, biometric data, or a visual image representation.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the analysis is performed by at least one visual analysis plugin.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the analysis is performed in parallel.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the received image information is analyzed using an image analysis.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the image analysis is at least one of two and three-dimensional object recognition, image segmentation, motion detection, single particle tracking, video tracking, optical flow, medical scan analysis, three-dimensional pose estimation or automatic number plate recognition.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising matching at least one business object in a memory using the identified business object identifying data.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one business object represents a type of entity inside a business layer in an n-layered object-oriented architecture, the type of entity holding a set of attributes, methods, and associations with other business objects.

10. A computer-program product for providing information to a business application using captured image information, the computer program product comprising computer-readable instructions embodied on tangible, non-transitory media, the instructions operable when executed to:

receive image information visually encoded in an image, wherein the received image information is encoded with business object identifying data for identification of at least one business object for use by at least one business application;

analyze the received image information to identify the business object identifying data;

identify business object information associated with the at least one business object corresponding to the identified business object identifying data; and

transmit the identified business object information to the at least one business application.

11. The computer-program product of claim 10 , wherein the image information is received from a mobile image capture device.

12. The computer-program product of claim 10 , wherein the image information is at least one of an encoded binary representation, biometric data, or a visual image representation.

13. The computer-program product of claim 10 , wherein the analysis is performed by at least one visual analysis plugin.

14. The computer-program product of claim 13 , wherein the analysis is performed in parallel.

15. The computer-program product of claim 10 , wherein the received image information is analyzed using an image analysis, the image analysis at least one of two and three-dimensional object recognition, image segmentation, motion detection, single particle tracking, video tracking, optical flow, medical scan analysis, three-dimensional pose estimation or automatic number plate recognition.

16. The computer-program product of claim 10 , further comprising matching at least one business object in a memory using the identified business object identifying data.

17. The computer-program product of claim 10 , wherein the at least one business object represents a type of entity inside a business layer in an n-layered object-oriented architecture, the type of entity holding a set of attributes, methods, and associations with other business objects.

18. A system for providing information to a business application using captured image information, comprising:

memory operable to store image information; and

at least one hardware processor interoperably coupled to the memory and operable to:

receive image information from an image, wherein the image information is encoded with business object identifying data for identification of at least one business object;

receive image information visually encoded in an image, wherein the received image information is encoded with business object identifying data for identification of at least one business object for use by at least one business application;

analyze the received image information to identify the business object identifying data;

identify business object information associated with the at least one business object corresponding to the identified business object identifying data; and

transmit the identified business object information to the at least one business application.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the image information is received from a mobile image capture device.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the image information is at least one of an encoded binary representation, biometric data, or a visual image representation.

21. The system of claim 18 , wherein the analysis is performed in parallel.

22. The system of claim 18 , further comprising matching at least one business object in a memory using the identified business object identifying data.

23. The system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one business object represents a type of entity inside a business layer in an n-layered object-oriented architecture, the type of entity holding a set of attributes, methods, and associations with other business objects.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2014
From: SAP AG
To: SAP SE
Reel/Frame 033625/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2012
From: YASSIN, OHAD
To: SAP AG
Reel/Frame 028538/0142 →