Browser-Based Mobile Image Capture via Intermediary Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile image capture technologies are limited to specific third-party applications and cannot be used for services accessed through mobile web browsers, restricting their broader utilization across different services and platforms.
Innovation Solution
Integrating mobile image capture with internet browser applications on mobile devices, allowing users to capture images through a web page and securely access the captured content for web-based services, using a micro application that interfaces with the browser and mobile image capture application to transmit images to a remote server or store them locally for secure access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mobile image capture is integrated into third-party applications, then image capture functionality is available for specific services, but the functionality is limited to those applications and cannot be used for other services or platforms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a browser-based intermediary layer that mediates between the mobile device's camera capabilities and various services. The browser acts as a universal interface that can invoke image capture functionality for any web-based service without requiring direct integration with each service provider's application, thus enabling cross-service accessibility while avoiding the complexity of multiple application integrations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal image capture interface through the web browser that can serve multiple functions and services simultaneously. Instead of requiring separate image capture integrations for each service (banking, insurance, utility companies, etc.), the browser-based system provides a single multi-functional entry point that can be invoked by any web-based service, thereby improving adaptability without proportionally increasing device complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If mobile image capture is built into third-party applications with customized user interfaces, then image capture is optimized for specific document types, but the customized interfaces cannot be used for different purposes or services
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic user interface adaptation where the browser-based image capture interface automatically adjusts its parameters and presentation based on the specific service requirements. The system maintains a consistent browser-based framework while dynamically configuring capture parameters (such as document type, orientation, quality settings) according to the invoked service, thereby achieving multi-purpose usability without sacrificing operational ease
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the image capture system into two independent parts: a universal browser-based interface layer and service-specific capture parameter layers. This segmentation allows the interface to remain consistent and easy to operate across all services while the underlying parameters can be customized for each specific document type or service requirement, resolving the contradiction between versatility and ease of operation
3Reliability
If mobile image capture is restricted to resident third-party applications, then service-specific capture parameters can be optimized, but services accessed through web browsers cannot utilize image capture functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses the web browser as an intermediary that bridges the gap between web-based services and the mobile device's camera capabilities. The browser invokes a standardized image capture interface that can access device-specific capture parameters and optimize them for each service while maintaining platform accessibility. This intermediary approach allows web services to reliably access optimized capture functionality without requiring direct integration with each service provider
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AI summary
Systems and methods for integrating mobile image capture with an internet browser application on a mobile device are provided, wherein a user viewing a web page via the internet browser application can initiate a mobile image capture process on the mobile device through the web page, capture images with a mobile image capture user interface, and then provide secure access to the captured images for the web page in order to utilize the content of the captured images. The mobile image capture process is accessible through any internet browser application via the mobile device and allows any service running on a web page to benefit from the ability to capture an image on the mobile device and obtain the content of the image through mobile image processing. The browser-based mobile image capture allows mobile devices which do not run certain third party applications to utilize mobile image capture and processing.