System to distinguish between visually identical objects
US9754630B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/8205
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method to include an identifier as metadata associated with a captured image is provided. The method may include receiving, by a device, an image and a unique identifier associated with the image, wherein the received image is a frame associated with a video stream. The method may also include storing the unique identifier as metadata associated with the received image, whereby the metadata is linked to a specific frame in the video stream according to a plurality of parameters, and whereby the unique identifier is received from a unique ID reader which reads a tag attached to an object included in the image.
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