Object information derived from object images

摘要

Search terms are derived automatically from images captured by a camera equipped cell phone, PDA, or other image capturing device, submitted to a search engine to obtain information of interest, and at least a portion of the resulting information is transmitted back locally to, or nearby, the device that captured the image.

主权项

1. A method of providing information comprising:
recognizing, via a mobile communication device, an object associated with a business, wherein the object is local to the mobile communication device; retrieving, via the mobile communication device, object information including an address related to the object associated with the business; and displaying within a display of the mobile communication device an information locator that provides access to content information via the address, the information locator linked to the object associated with the business.