IMAGERY AND ANNOTATIONS
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230005052A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17866391

    申请日:2022-07-15

    Abstract: A decade from now, a visit to the supermarket will be a very different experience than the familiar experiences of decades past. Product packaging will come alive with interactivity—each object a portal into a rich tapestry of experiences, with contributions authored by the product brand, by the store selling the product, and by other shoppers. The present technology concerns arrangements for authoring and delivering such experiences. A great variety of other features and technologies are also detailed.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTENT PROCESSING

    公开(公告)号:US20210241607A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-05

    申请号:US17174712

    申请日:2021-02-12

    Abstract: Mobile phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality can be improved, and new functionality can be provided. Some aspects relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Others relate to processing of image data. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. Yet others concern user interface improvements. Other aspects relate to imaging architectures, in which a mobile phone's image sensor is one in a chain of stages that successively act on packetized instructions/data, to capture and later process imagery. Still other aspects relate to distribution of processing tasks between the mobile device and remote resources (“the cloud”). Elemental image processing (e.g., simple filtering and edge detection) can be performed on the mobile phone, while other operations can be referred out to remote service providers. The remote service providers can be selected using techniques such as reverse auctions, through which they compete for processing tasks. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    Methods and systems for content processing

    公开(公告)号:US10922957B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US15889013

    申请日:2018-02-05

    Abstract: Mobile phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality can be improved, and new functionality can be provided. Some aspects relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Others relate to processing of image data. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. Yet others concern user interface improvements. Other aspects relate to imaging architectures, in which a mobile phone's image sensor is one in a chain of stages that successively act on packetized instructions/data, to capture and later process imagery. Still other aspects relate to distribution of processing tasks between the mobile device and remote resources (“the cloud”). Elemental image processing (e.g., simple filtering and edge detection) can be performed on the mobile phone, while other operations can be referred out to remote service providers. The remote service providers can be selected using techniques such as reverse auctions, through which they compete for processing tasks. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    CONCERNING DIGITAL MARKING AND READING OF PLASTIC ITEMS, USEFUL IN RECYCLING

    公开(公告)号:US20190306385A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US16435292

    申请日:2019-06-07

    Abstract: A plastic item, such as a beverage bottle, conveys two distinct digital watermarks, encoded using two distinct signaling protocols. A first, printed label watermark conveys a retailing payload, including a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) used by a point-of-sale scanner in a retail store to identify and price the item when presented for checkout. A second, plastic texture watermark conveys a recycling payload, including data identifying the composition of the plastic. The use of two different signaling protocols assures that a point-of-sale scanner will not spend its limited time and computational resources working to decode the recycling watermark, which lacks the data needed for retail checkout. In some embodiments, a recycling apparatus makes advantageous use of both types of watermarks to identify the plastic composition of the item (e.g., relating GTIN to plastic type using an associated database), thereby increasing the fraction of items that are correctly identified for sorting and recycling. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    SMARTPHONE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    10.
    发明申请
    SMARTPHONE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS 审中-公开
    基于SMARTPHONE的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160322082A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-03

    申请号:US15139671

    申请日:2016-04-27

    Abstract: 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.

    Abstract translation: 公开了涉及便携式设备(例如,智能电话和平板电脑)的安排。 一种安排使得内容创作者可以选择应该呈现创作者内容的软件,从而确保艺术意图与传递之间的连续性。 另一个使用设备相机识别附近的主题,并基于此采取行动。 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。

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