Object information derived from object images
Search terms are derived automatically from images captured by a camera equipped cell phone, PDA, or other image capturing device, submitted to a search engine to obtain information of interest, and at least a portion of the resulting information is transmitted back locally to, or nearby, the device that captured the image.
1. A transaction system comprising:
a mobile device configured to acquire data including biometric data and relating to an object;
an object identification platform configured to obtain the acquired data, recognize the object as a target object based on the acquired data, and determine object information associated with the target object; and
a content platform configured to obtain the object information, and initiate a transaction associated with the target object with a selected account over a network based on the object information and the biometric data.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is configured to operate, at least in part, as the object identification platform.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the object identification platform is distributed between the mobile device and at least one remote server coupled with the mobile device via a network.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein a remote server coupled with the mobile device over the network is configured to operate as the object identification platform.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device comprises the content platform.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one remote server coupled with the mobile device over the network operates as the content platform.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one remote server comprises a search engine.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the object information comprises at least two dimensions of relevance.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the object information comprises at least three dimensions of relevance.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the object information comprises at least four dimensions of relevance.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the biometric data comprise information associated with an animate object.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the animate object comprises a person.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the biometric data comprises a fingerprint pattern.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the biometric data comprises a face.
15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the biometric data comprises an iris.
16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the object comprises an animate object.
17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the object comprises an inanimate object.
18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the acquired data comprises image data.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the acquired data comprises a digital representation of a person's gestures.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the digital representation is of sign language.
21. The system of claim 1 , wherein the acquired data comprises non-visual data.
22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the acquired data comprises sound data.
23. The system of claim 22 , wherein the sound data comprises human speech.
24. The system of claim 1 , wherein the object comprises print media.
25. The system of claim 24 , wherein the acquired data comprises a digital representation of the print media.
26. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transaction comprises a commercial transaction.
27. The system of claim 26 , wherein the commercial transaction includes a purchase related to the target object.
28. The system of claim 27 , wherein the purchase relates to at least one of the following: audio data, video data, the object, the target object, a ticket, an item on a screen, a disc, and a vending machine product.
29. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selected account comprises an on-line account.
30. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selected account comprises an account linked with the mobile device.
31. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selected account comprises an account linked to a user of the mobile device.
32. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selected account comprises a bank account.
33. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selected account comprises a credit card account.
34. The system of claim 1 , wherein the acquired data comprises symbol content.
35. The system of claim 34 , wherein the symbol content comprises alphanumeric data.
36. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile telephone.
37. The system of claim 36 , wherein the mobile device comprises a camera equipped mobile telephone.
38. The system of claim 1 , wherein the acquired data comprises at least one of a video, an on-screen content, and a video stream.
39. The system of claim 1 , wherein the acquired data comprises a digital representation of a scene.
40. The system of claim 39 , wherein scene comprises on-screen content.
41. The system of claim 39 , wherein the digital representation comprises a video.
42. The system of claim 39 , wherein the digital representation comprises a video stream.
43. The system of claim 39 , wherein the digital representation is of a displayed image.
44. The system of claim 43 , wherein the digital representation is of the displayed image on a screen.
45. The system of claim 44 , wherein the screen comprises a television.
46. The system of claim 44 , wherein the digital representation is of the on-screen content.
47. The system of claim 44 , wherein the screen comprises a payment display.