Data capture and identification system and process
An identification method and process for objects from digitally captured images thereof that uses data characteristics to identify an object from a plurality of objects in a database. The data is broken down into parameters such as a Shape Comparison, Grayscale Comparison, Wavelet Comparison, and Color Cube Comparison with object data in one or more databases to identify the actual object of a digital image.
1. A mobile device image search system, comprising an image processing platform coupled with a memory and programmed to:
store, in a database, a plurality of reference images including a plurality of reference image characteristics corresponding to a target object including at least one reference shape characteristic of the target object and associated with an information address linking to an item of content information;
obtain, from a mobile device sensor of a mobile device, an image associated with the image, the image including a depiction of an object;
receive ancillary information corresponding to the object;
segment the image into a plurality of image segments;
determine at least one image shape characteristic from at least one image segment from the plurality of image segments;
recognize the object in image as the target object in the at least one image segment based at least in part on a search of the database using the at least one image shape characteristic;
associate, in the database, the ancillary information with the target object in the plurality of reference images;
in response to at least one of (a) identifying the target object in a subsequently-received second image segment corresponding to a received second image or (b) a query using the ancillary information:
obtain the information address associated with the target object based on the ancillary information; and
present the item of content information on a display of the mobile device based on the information address.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the target object comprises a person.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first ancillary information comprises information associated with at least one of the mobile device, an organization, and a user.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the target object in a subsequently-received image segment corresponding to a received second image further comprises:
segment the second image into a second plurality of image segments including the second image segment;
determine at least one second image shape characteristic from the second image segment; and
recognize the object in second image as the target object in the second image segment based at least in part on a search of the database using the at least one second image shape characteristic.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device comprises at least one of a computer, a mobile telephone and a personal digital assistant.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the image processing platform is further programmed to enable an interaction with the item of content information based on the information address.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the interaction comprises a transaction.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the interaction comprises a purchase.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein a payment is billed to an account associated with a user of the mobile device.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information address comprises at least one of the following: a network address, an information address, and a URL.
11. A method, comprising:
storing, in a database, a plurality of reference images including a plurality of reference image characteristics corresponding to a target object including at least one reference shape characteristic of the target object and associated with an information address linking to an item of content information;
obtaining, from a mobile device sensor of a mobile device, an image associated with the image, the image including a depiction of an object;
receiving ancillary information corresponding to the object;
segmenting the image into a plurality of image segments;
determining at least one image shape characteristic from at least one image segment from the plurality of image segments;
recognizing the object in image as the target object in the at least one image segment based at least in part on a search of the database using the at least one image shape characteristic;
associating, in the database, the ancillary information with the target object in the plurality of reference images;
in response to at least one of (a) identifying the target object in a subsequently-received second image segment corresponding to a received second image or (b) receiving a query using the ancillary information:
obtaining the information address associated with the target object based on the ancillary information; and
presenting the item of content information on a display of the mobile device based on the information address.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the target object comprises a person.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first ancillary information comprises information associated with at least one of the mobile device, an organization, and a user.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein identifying the target object in a subsequently-received image segment corresponding to a received second image further comprises:
segmenting the second image into a second plurality of image segments including the second image segment;
determining at least one second image shape characteristic from the second image segment; and
recognizing the object in second image as the target object in the second image segment based at least in part on a search of the database using the at least one second image shape characteristic.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the mobile device comprises at least one of a computer, a mobile telephone and a personal digital assistant.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the image processing platform is further programmed to enable an interaction with the item of content information based on the information address.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the interaction comprises a transaction.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the interaction comprises a purchase.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein a payment is billed to an account associated with a user of the mobile device.
20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the information address comprises at least one of the following: a network address, an information address, and a URL.