Image-related methods and arrangements

摘要

A user captures an image of a retail product with a smartphone. Product recommendations associated with the retail product are provided to the smartphone. One claim recites a method comprising: receiving first imagery captured by a smartphone camera, the first imagery representing a first retail product located at a retail location, and presenting the first imagery on a screen of the smartphone; providing the first imagery to a processor to produce fingerprint data therefrom, the fingerprint data being utilized to identify the first retail product; receiving second imagery representing a second retail product, identified as a product recommendation associated with the first retail product, the second imagery being sourced from a source different than the smartphone camera; presenting, on the screen of the smartphone, the second imagery; receiving user input via a touch screen of the smartphone; as a consequence of said user input, initiating an action. Of course, a great variety of other claims, features and arrangements are also detailed.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving first imagery captured by a smartphone camera, the first imagery representing a first retail product located at a retail location, and presenting the first imagery on a touch screen of the smartphone; providing the first imagery to a processor to produce fingerprint data therefrom, the fingerprint data being utilized to identify the first retail product; receiving second imagery representing a second retail product, identified as a product recommendation associated with the first retail product, the second imagery being sourced from a source different than the smartphone camera; presenting, on the touch screen of the smartphone, the second imagery; broadcasting the fingerprint data for access by a retail location only when a global positioning system provides location information indicating that the smartphone is within an area associated with the retail location, whereby battery life of the smartphone is persevered relative to continuous or periodic broadcasts of the fingerprint data, in which the retail location consults a translation table structure to obtain a corresponding identifier; receiving an in-stock indication from the retail location for a product associated with the corresponding identifier.