Image processing apparatus, communication system, communication method and imaging device
US10133932B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/661
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit, an image recognition unit, a character information acquisition unit, and a communication unit. The image acquisition unit acquires an image. The image recognition unit recognizes image characteristic information acquired by the image acquisition unit. The character information acquisition unit acquires character information from the characteristic information recognized by the image recognition unit. The communication unit communicates the character information acquired by the character information acquisition unit to a guide information retrieval device that retrieves guide information from the character information.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.