METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SENSING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FROM OBJECTS
    1.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SENSING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FROM OBJECTS 有权
    用于感知物体识别信息的方法和安排

    公开(公告)号:US20130048722A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-28

    申请号:US13231893

    申请日:2011-09-13

    IPC分类号: G06K7/10

    摘要: In one arrangement, retail product packaging is digitally watermarked over most of its extent to allow machine identification by one or more inexpensive cameras at retail checkouts. Such a system also considers image fingerprints, product configuration, barcodes and other available information in identifying products. Imagery captured by conventional or plenoptic cameras is processed to derive several perspective-transformed views, which are provided to the identification system—increasing throughput by minimizing the need to manually reposition items for identification. Crinkles and other deformations in product packaging are optically sensed, allowing the surface to be virtually flattened to aid identification. A marked conveyor belt at the checkout station increases speed and accuracy, and provides other benefits to both shoppers and sellers. A great variety of other features are also detailed.

    摘要翻译: 在一个安排中,零售商品包装在其大部分程度上被数字水印,以允许在零售结帐处的一个或多个便宜的相机进行机器识别。 这样的系统还考虑图像指纹,产品配置,条形码以及其他可用信息来识别产品。 处理由常规或全光照相机捕获的图像以得到几个透视变换视图,其提供给识别系统 - 通过最小化手动重新定位项目以进行识别的需要来增加吞吐量。 产品包装中的皱纹和其他变形被光学感测,允许表面几乎变平,以帮助识别。 检测台上的标记输送带增加了速度和准确性,并为购物者和卖家提供了其他好处。 还详细介绍了各种各样的其他功能。

    Smartphone-based methods and systems
    5.
    发明授权
    Smartphone-based methods and systems 有权
    基于智能手机的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08831279B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-09

    申请号:US13174258

    申请日:2011-06-30

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00 G06T11/60

    摘要: Methods and arrangements involving portable devices, such as smartphones and tablet computers, are disclosed. Exemplary arrangements utilize the camera portions of such devices to identify nearby subjects, and take actions based thereon. Others rely on near field chip (RFID) identification of objects, or on identification of audio streams (e.g., music, voice). Some of the detailed technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. Others involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, sign language interpretation, and vision-based discovery. Still other improvements are architectural in nature, e.g., relating to evidence-based state machines, and blackboard systems. Yet other technologies concern use of linked data in portable devices—some of which exploit GPU capabilities. Still other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了涉及便携式设备(诸如智能电话和平板计算机)的方法和布置。 示例性布置利用这些设备的相机部分来识别附近的对象,并且基于此进行动作。 其他人依靠近场芯片(RFID)识别对象,或者识别音频流(例如,音乐,语音)。 一些详细的技术涉及与这样的设备相关联的用户界面的改进。 其他涉及使用这些设备与购物,文本输入,手语解释和基于视觉的发现相关联。 还有其他改进是建筑性质的,例如涉及基于证据的状态机和黑板系统。 其他技术还涉及在便携式设备中使用链接数据,其中一些利用了GPU功能。 其他技术还涉及计算机摄影。 还详细介绍了各种各样的其他功能和安排。

    SMARTPHONE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    6.
    发明申请
    SMARTPHONE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS 有权
    基于SMARTPHONE的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120224743A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-06

    申请号:US13174258

    申请日:2011-06-30

    IPC分类号: G06K9/60

    摘要: Methods and arrangements involving portable devices, such as smartphones and tablet computers, are disclosed. Exemplary arrangements utilize the camera portions of such devices to identify nearby subjects, and take actions based thereon. Others rely on near field chip (RFID) identification of objects, or on identification of audio streams (e.g., music, voice). Some of the detailed technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. Others involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, sign language interpretation, and vision-based discovery. Still other improvements are architectural in nature, e.g., relating to evidence-based state machines, and blackboard systems. Yet other technologies concern use of linked data in portable devices—some of which exploit GPU capabilities. Still other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了涉及便携式设备(诸如智能电话和平板计算机)的方法和布置。 示例性布置利用这些设备的相机部分来识别附近的对象,并且基于此进行动作。 其他人依靠近场芯片(RFID)识别对象,或者识别音频流(例如,音乐,语音)。 一些详细的技术涉及与这样的设备相关联的用户界面的改进。 其他涉及使用这些设备与购物,文本输入,手语解释和基于视觉的发现相关联。 还有其他改进是建筑性质的,例如涉及基于证据的状态机和黑板系统。 其他技术还涉及在便携式设备中使用链接数据,其中一些利用了GPU功能。 其他技术还涉及计算机摄影。 还详细介绍了各种各样的其他功能和安排。

    SMARTPHONE-BASED USER INTERFACES, SUCH AS FOR BROWSING PRINT MEDIA
    8.
    发明申请
    SMARTPHONE-BASED USER INTERFACES, SUCH AS FOR BROWSING PRINT MEDIA 审中-公开
    基于SMARTPHONE的用户界面,如浏览打印介质

    公开(公告)号:US20120046071A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-23

    申请号:US13079327

    申请日:2011-04-04

    IPC分类号: G06F3/033

    摘要: Certain aspects of the present technology concern counterparts to smartphone gestural user interface operations that can be used with printed documents and other tangible objects. Other aspects involve mapping mouse-based user interface techniques for use with camera-equipped smartphones. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    摘要翻译: 本技术的某些方面涉及可与打印文档和其他有形物体一起使用的智能手机手势用户界面操作的对应物。 其他方面涉及映射基于鼠标的用户界面技术,用于配备相机的智能手机。 还详细介绍了各种各样的其他功能和安排。

    Smartphone-Based Methods and Systems
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20120284122A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-08

    申请号:US13552279

    申请日:2012-07-18

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00 G06Q30/02

    摘要: Arrangements involving portable devices (e.g., smartphones and tablet computers) are disclosed. One arrangement enables a content creator to select software with which that creator's content should be rendered—assuring continuity between artistic intention and delivery. Another utilizes a device camera to identify nearby subjects, and take actions based thereon. Others rely on near field chip (RFID) identification of objects, or on identification of audio streams (e.g., music, voice). Some technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. Others involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, sign language interpretation, and vision-based discovery. Still other improvements are architectural in nature, e.g., relating to evidence-based state machines, and blackboard systems. Yet other technologies concern use of linked data in portable devices—some of which exploit GPU capabilities. Still other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.