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US 8,890,950 · App. 14/022,836 · Granted Nov 18, 2014

Methods and arrangements for processing image data

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,890,950
App. No.
14/022,836
Granted
Nov 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides methods and systems for processing data. One claim recites a method practiced using used a user's camera-equipped portable computer system. The method includes the acts of: capturing image data corresponding to a region using the camera of the portable computer system; applying a filter to the captured image data, in which the filter prioritizes image data at a center of the region and averages images data at a relative distance from the center region; and searching the filtered image data for hidden keys. Of course, other combinations and claims are provided as well.

Claims (16)

1. A method practiced using a camera-equipped portable computer system, comprising the acts of:

capturing image data corresponding to a region using the camera of the portable computer system;

applying a filter to the captured image data, in which the filter prioritizes image data at a center of the region and averages images data at a relative distance from the center of the region;

searching the filtered image data for hidden keys.

2. The method of claim 1 in which the camera-equipped portable computer system comprises a smartphone.

3. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon to cause one or more processors to perform the following:

capture image data corresponding to a region using a camera of a portable computer system;

apply a filter to the captured image data, in which the filter prioritizes image data at a center of the region and averages images data at a relative distance from the center of the region;

search the filtered image data for hidden keys.

4. A camera-equipped portable computer system, comprising:

a camera for capturing image data corresponding to a region;

memory for storing captured image data; and

one or more processors programmed for:

applying a filter to the captured image data, in which the filter prioritizes image data at a center of the region and averages images data at a relative distance from the center of the region;

searching the filtered image data for hidden keys.

5. A smartphone comprising the camera-equipped portable computer system of claim 4 .