A digital image of the object is captured and the object is recognized from plurality of objects in a database. An information address corresponding to the object is then used to access information and initiate communication pertinent to the object.

Image Capture and Identification System and Process

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.

Object Information Derived From Object Images

Video and corresponding metadata is accessed. Events of interest within the video are identified based on the corresponding metadata, and best scenes are identified based on the identified events of interest. A video summary can be generated including one or more of the identified best scenes. The video summary can be generated using a video summary template with slots corresponding to video clips selected from among sets of candidate video clips. Best scenes can also be identified by receiving an indication of an event of interest within video from a user during the capture of the video. Metadata patterns representing activities identified within video clips can be identified within other videos, which can subsequently be associated with the identified activities.

Voice-based video tagging

A playback speed effect is applied to a video using a playback speed template. The playback speed template specifies playback speed ratios (i.e., ratios between playback duration and capture duration) at the highlight moment, at a template start time, and at a template end time. A video associated with a highlight tag indicating a highlight capture time of a highlight moment within the video is accessed. An input portion of the video including the highlight moment is identified. The duration of the input portion has a duration depending on the template start time and the template end time. A playback speed template is applied to the input portion. A modified video including a modified video portion is generated from the input portion of the video according to the applied playback speed template and is provided for subsequent playback.

Variable playback speed template for video editing application

Scene and activity identification in video summary generation

Heterogeneous imagery data of all varieties, from any configured sources, is maintained to a data warehouse for expedient access and convenient search processing. Imagery content maintained is processed for deriving associated search schema including multiple types of metadata, cross reference information for conclusively associating metadata, and diagnostics information for associating metadata with potential correlation. Collection processing governs contents of the warehouse, and is fully configurable to adapt to small customized installations as well as meeting scale requirements of a world population. Client processing provides a variety of useful searches, many options for processing imagery objects, and enables clients to contribute to objects collected for enhancing a collaborative social experience for the benefit of all users.

Walter W. Westmoreland

Papers

System and Method for Imagery Warehousing and Collaborative Search Processing