Methods and apparatus for use in mapping identified visual features of visual images to location areas
View Patent ↗In one example, a computer device includes one or more processors and a camera module coupled to the one or more processors. The camera module is configured to capture visual images. The one or more processors are configured to analyze image data of a visual image for identifying whether the visual image includes a visual feature, and produce a message which includes a visual feature indication and a location indication. The visual feature indication indicates whether the visual image includes the visual feature, and the location indication indicates a location at which the visual image was captured.
1. A method for use in a computer device, the method comprising:
in a user wireless communication device comprising a camera module:
capturing a visual image;
analyzing image data of the visual image to identify whether the visual image includes a first and a second visual features; and
producing a message which includes two visual feature indications and a location indication, a first visual feature indication indicating whether the visual image includes the first visual feature, the first visual feature indication comprising a first count of a number of times the visual image includes the first visual feature, a second visual feature indication indicating whether the visual image includes the second visual feature, the second visual feature indication comprising a second count of a number of times the visual image includes the second visual feature, the second visual feature indication indicating a relationship between the first count and the second count, the location indication indicating a location at which the visual image was captured.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visual feature of the visual feature indication included in the message is a facial expression indicative of mood.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
including in the message a count of a number of times the visual image includes a human face.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
including in the message a strength indication which indicates a strength regarding an accuracy of detection of the visual feature.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
including in the message at least one of a date and a time when the visual image was captured.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
for each one of a plurality of visual images:
capturing the visual image; and
geotagging the visual image with location data corresponding to the location indication.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending the message to a server.
8. The method of claim 7 , which is performed without sending the visual image to the server.
9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
sending the visual image to the server.
10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
repeating the analyzing, the producing, and the sending of the message for each one of a plurality of additional visual images.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the computer device comprises a wireless communication device configured to communicate in a wireless communication network, and wherein the act of sending the message to the server comprises transmitting the message to the server via the wireless communication network.
12. A non-transitory computer program product, comprising:
a computer readable medium;
computer instructions stored in the computer readable medium;
the computer instructions being executable by one or more processors of a user wireless communication device comprising a camera module for:
analyzing image data of a visual image for identifying whether the visual image includes a first and a second visual features; and
producing a message which includes two visual feature indications and a location indication, a first visual feature indication indicating whether the visual image includes the first visual feature, the first visual feature indication comprising a first count of a number of times the visual image includes the first visual feature, a second visual feature indication indicating whether the visual image includes the second visual feature, the second visual feature indication comprising a second count of a number of times the visual image includes the second visual feature, the second visual feature indication indicating a relationship between the first count and the second count, the location indication indicating a location at which the visual image was captured.
13. A user wireless computer device, comprising:
one or more processors;
a camera module coupled to the one or more processors, the camera module being configured to capture visual images;
a memory coupled to the one or more processors;
the one or more processors being configured to:
analyze image data of a visual image for identifying whether the visual image includes a first and a second visual features; and
produce a message which includes two visual feature indications and a location indication, a first visual feature indication indicating whether the visual image includes the first visual feature, the first visual feature indication comprising a first count of a number of times the visual image includes the first visual feature, a second visual feature indication indicating whether the visual image includes the second visual feature, the second visual feature indication comprising a second count of a number of times the visual image includes the second visual feature, the second visual feature indication indicating a relationship between the first count and the second count, the location indication indicating a location at which the visual image was captured.
14. The computer device of claim 13 , wherein the visual feature of the visual feature indication included in the message is a facial expression indicative of mood.
15. The computer device of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
include in the message a strength indication which indicates a strength regarding an accuracy of detection of the visual feature.
16. The computer device of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
include in the message at least one of a date and a time when the visual image was captured.
17. The computer device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a transceiver coupled to the one or more processors; and
the one or more processors being further configured to send the message to a server.
18. The computer device of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
repeat the analyzing, the producing, and the sending of the message for each one of a plurality of additional visual images.