Smartphone-based methods and systems

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.

主权项

1. A method involving imagery depicting an item of clothing or clothing accessory, captured using a camera portion of a mobile phone device, and displayed on a screen of said device, the method including the acts:
displaying a first bauble on the screen with a first frame of the imagery, the first bauble being located at a first position on the screen, the first bauble being user-selectable to initiate an action associated with the depicted item of clothing or clothing accessory; identifying a location of a first point proximate to said depicted item in the first frame of imagery, using a hardware processor configured to perform such act; displaying a tether on the screen with the first frame of imagery, the tether indicating association between said depicted item and the bauble, the tether having a first end at said determined location, and a second end proximate the bauble; and in response to user selection of the bauble, initiating said action associated with said depicted item.