Image capture and identification system and process
A digital image of the object is captured and the object is recognized from plurality of objects in a database. An information address corresponding to the object is then used to access information and initiate communication pertinent to the object.
1. An object recognition platform, comprising:
at least one sensor in a vehicle configured to acquire a digital representation of a scene;
an identification server configured to:
receive the digital representation;
discriminate a foreground object from background objects within the scene based on the digital representation;
identify the foreground object as least one discriminated object and as a target object identified from known objects through comparison of circular local image descriptors derived from the digital representation to descriptors associated with the known objects;
determine object information corresponding to the at least one of the discriminated object by providing target object information associated with the target object; and
send the object information to a device enabling the device to perform an action.
2. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises an automobile.
3. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises an aircraft.
4. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises a spacecraft.
5. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the digital representation comprises location information.
6. The platform of claim 5 , wherein the location information comprises global position system information.
7. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the digital representation comprises imagery data.
8. The platform of claim 7 , wherein the imagery data comprises video.
9. The platform of claim 7 , wherein the digital representation comprises imagery data derived from multiple cameras.
10. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises a GPS sensor configured to a location of the vehicle.
11. The platform of claim 10 , wherein the sensor comprises a camera.
12. The platform of claim 10 , wherein the digital representation comprises a frequency component.
13. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises, at least in part, the identification server.
14. The platform of claim 13 , wherein the vehicle comprises the entire identification server.
15. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the identification server is, at least in part, separate from the vehicle.
16. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the object information include a position of the at least one of the discriminated objects.
17. The platform of claim 16 , wherein the position is relative to the vehicle.
18. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the object information comprises an object classification.
19. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the foreground object comprises a person.
20. The platform of claim 1 ,wherein the foreground object comprises an automobile.
21. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the foreground object comprises an active device and comprises the device.
22. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises initiation of a software process on the device.
23. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the comparison of descriptors is limited to subset of the known objects.
24. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the circular local image descriptors are rotationally invariant.