Method and system for searching for information on a network in response to an image query sent by a user from a mobile communications device
US8249347B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Present invention relates to a method and system for automatic searching for information on a network in response to an image query sent by a user. The image query includes an image that is captured by using a mobile communications device with a camera. The image is processed to detect the text present in it. The detected text is then recognized using an OCR. Subsequently, the text is searched for matches in the corresponding domain database, selected from the various domain databases present in the network. Thereafter, selected matches and additional related information is sent to the user.
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