LOCATING OBJECTS USING IMAGES FROM PORTABLE DEVICES

摘要

A method and/or computer program product assists in locating objects using a local physical device and one or more remote physical devices having image capture capability. A local physical device captures one or more reference images of an object, and shares identification metrics associated with one or more reference images of the object with one or more of the remote physical devices. One or more remote physical devices captures one or more images of an area in which the object may be located, and determines, using the identification metrics, whether any of the images captured includes the object. In response to a determination that any of the images captured includes the object, those images are stored and associated with the object. In response to the object being lost by a user, the local physical device reviews the stored images to determine a location of the lost object.

主权项

1. A method for assisting in locating objects using a local physical device and one or more remote physical devices, the local physical device and the one or more remote physical devices having image capture capability, the method comprising:
capturing, by the local physical device, one or more reference images of an object; sharing, by the local physical device, identification metrics associated with one or more reference images of the object with one or more of the remote physical devices; capturing, by the one or more of the remote physical devices, one or more images of an area in which the object may be located; determining, by one or more of the one or more remote physical devices and using the identification metrics, whether any of the one or more images captured includes the object; in response to a determination that any of the one or more images captured includes the object, storing one or more of the one or more images as stored images, and associating the stored images with the object; and in response to the object being lost by a user, reviewing, by the local physical device, one or more of the stored images associated with the object to determine a location of the lost object.