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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Martin T. King, Vashon Island, WA (US);
Cheryl Grunbock, Vashon Island, WA (US);
Claes-fredrik Mannby, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Michael J. Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Martin T. King, Vashon Island, WA (US);
Claes-Fredrik Mannby, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Michael J. Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30253 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mobile device searches for electronic content. The mobile device captures an image from a rendered document, and searches for an electronic version of the image using characteristics of the image and using text within the contents of the image. The mobile device receives a result for the search based upon the image characteristics and the text within the context of the image.