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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2017
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Maria Loveva, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Matthew William Canton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peizhao Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Shihang Wei, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shen Wang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter Vajda, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Han Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
FACEBOOK, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
One general aspect includes a method, including: capturing an image of an object having a multi-part identifier displayed thereon, the multi-part identifier including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including graphical content and the second portion including human-recognizable textual content. The method also includes based on the captured image, identifying a domain associated with the graphical content. The method also includes based on the captured image, identifying a sub-part of the domain associated with the textual content. The method also includes identifying a digital destination based on the identified domain and the identified sub-part. The method also includes performing an action based on the digital destination. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding computer systems, apparatus, and computer programs recorded on one or more computer storage devices, each configured to perform the actions of the methods.