Call forwarding initiation system and method

摘要

A method and system creates on a portable electronic device a real-time graphical view of an in-store product display that pinpoints the location of one or more target products on the product display. The graphical view is generated by capturing image data, such as a video feed of the in-store product display, and processing the data to initiate the one or more target products based on predefined product recognition criteria uniquely associated with the respective target products.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a number recognition module to process image data defining a digital picture captured with an onboard camera of a mobile telephone device and including a visual representation of a telephone number, to recognize the telephone number based on the visual representation thereof in the digital picture; a location estimator configured to estimate a location of a destination telephone device that corresponds to the recognized telephone number; and a call forwarding module configured to: determine that the recognized telephone number is deficient for initiating an automated call forwarding arrangement; determine, based on the estimated location of the destination telephone device, one or more supplemental codes applicable to the automated call forwarding arrangement; compile an effective destination telephone number by combining the one or more supplemental codes with the recognized telephone number; and initiate, based at least in part on the effective destination telephone number, the automated call forwarding arrangement to automatically redirect to the destination telephone device future calls made to the mobile telephone device.