Method and apparatus for locating information from surroundings

摘要

An apparatus includes at least one a processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to determine that an input defining a piece of information to be located has been received, determine the location of the information in an environment of the apparatus, and report the location.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a user input at a device including at least one identifying feature of an object whose location is sought in a physical environment surrounding the user, the user input being a depiction of at least a portion of the object drawn by the user, an image of at least a portion of the object, a text string, or a logo; capturing an image of the physical environment; analyzing, with a processor, the image for patterns that at least partially match the user input to determine if the object is present within the physical environment based on the user input received; and determining that the object is present within the physical environment in an instance in which an object within the captured image at least partially matches the user input causing the object within the image to be highlighted in response to the object being determined to be present within the image.