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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventor:
Eugene S. Evanitsky, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/68 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/6202 (2013.01); G06F 17/30247 (2013.01); G06F 17/30265 (2013.01); G06K 9/6807 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention provides an instantaneous method for a user or traveler to obtain a meaning of a symbol that is unfamiliar to said user. The symbol is captured in a format that is easily transmitted to a remote database server. Together with the symbol, the GPS coordinates of the location of the symbol must be sent to the server. The server performs an image matching search, and then uses the location information (GPS) to resolve multiple matches and to determine the meaning of the symbol and instantaneously transmits in the language of their choice the meaning to the user requesting the search.