Internet access via smartphone camera

Details Internet access via smartphone camera Internet access via smartphone camera

2007-12-04

2007-12-04

Won, Michael Y. (Department: 2155)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Distributed data processing

Client/server

C709S217000, C709S219000, C709S245000, C709S247000, C341S013000, C382S176000, C382S177000, C382S179000, C382S182000, C382S187000, C382S229000, C382S313000, C382S321000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10648771

ABSTRACT:
A mobile device, system, method, and software for communicating with the internet utilizing a written universal resource locator (URL). A camera unit is used to receive a raw visual light image containing a written URL, the raw visual light image is converted to an electronic image, and the device locates glyphs of at least one particular standardized set of URL characters in the electronic image, for example glyphs corresponding to www. Then the URL characters are extracted from the electronic image, the URL is sent in a request signal to a web server, and in response an internet site is presented. The mobile device includes initiation means for sending an instruction to obtain a raw visual light image that includes glyphs of at least one particular set of characters, such as www, and further includes a camera, a display, and an internet interface. The mobile device processes an electronic image signal provided by the camera, in order to obtain the web site signal from the internet interface.

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