appft1.uspto.gov - 1/14/2009
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A portable device may include a camera to capture a picture or a video, object recognition logic to identify a target object within the picture or the video captured by the camera, and output a first string corresponding to the identified target object, logic to translate the first string to a ...
appft1.uspto.gov - 1/9/2009
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User saved-data storage means S19 stores user saved-data
which is generated as a result of a game
play performed by a user. Digest saved-data storage means S48 stores a plurality of pieces of digest saved-data which are previously generated so as to ...
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patft.uspto.gov - 1/19/2009
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Method and apparatus are disclosed including a system
monitor which limits the ability of a program about
to be executed to the use of predefined resources (e.g., data files, disk writing capabilities, etc.). The system monitor processes a data ...
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arstechnica.com - 1/13/2009
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Sony Ericsson wants to equip cameraphones with built-in image dictionaries
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In the future, people will be able to point their cameras to foreign objects, and after snapping a photo, gather relevant information about that object such as its name, origin, et cetera effortlessly.
It seems like a given for this kind of camera feature to be present in one way or another in cameras of the future. But is anyone actively working on it? Sony Ericsson is, and as proof it has applied for a patent for a “CAMERA DICTIONARY BASED ON OBJECT RECOGNITION.”
This handy feature, according to Sony Ericsson’s patent, should work just as anyone would imagine. A user will capture an image of a so-called “target object” with a camera, and software will perform object recognition to produce a ...
Sony Ericsson Applies for Object Recognition Patent
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... on the screen with the name of the object. The patent also says that if he software can't determine the exact name of the object, that it at least be able to classify the object as part of a group. The patent includes the capability to use multiple languages, store object names in the phone's memory, and geotag objects captured and identified. Sony Ericsson first applied for the patent in June 2007. Sony Ericsson has not said if/when it would include such a feature in its cell phones. more info at U.S. Patent Office ...
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