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. An information retrieval system comprising:
a device connection configured to obtain digital data representative of a scene from a first device; and
a recognition platform configured to:
obtain the digital data via the device connection;
determine a presence of at least one recognizable symbol represented in the digital data to within a confidence level;
decompose the digital data to salient parameters based at least in part on the confidence level;
identify the at least one recognizable symbol as a target based on the salient parameters;
associate the at least one recognizable symbol with target information corresponding to the target; and
return the target information to a second device.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the digital data comprises a representation of an object within the scene.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one recognizable symbol is associated with the object.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the digital data comprises representations of a plurality of recognizable symbols.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the recognition platform is further configured to analyze the plurality of recognizable symbols according to their type.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the target information comprises content information from the at least one recognizable symbol.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one recognizable symbol comprises a bar code.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one recognizable symbol comprises alpha numeric characters.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one recognizable symbol comprises a matrix code.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one recognizable symbol comprises a two dimensional matrix code.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the recognition platform is disposed within a mobile device.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the recognition platform is remote relative to the first device.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the recognition platform, at least in part, comprises an Internet accessible server.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the recognition platform, at least in part, comprises a network accessible image identification service.
15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first device comprises the second device.
16. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a database of target information indexed by the salient parameters.
17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the target information comprises a network address.
18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the target information enables the second device to perform an action.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the action comprises an interaction with a machine.
20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the action comprises an interaction with a vending machine.
21. The system of claim 18 , wherein the action comprises establishing a communication channel.
22. The system of claim 18 , wherein the action comprises changing a channel.
23. The system of claim 18 , wherein the action comprises initiating a commercial transaction.
24. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first device comprises at least one of the following: a computer, a mobile telephone, a personal data assistant, a camera, and a sensor.