Messaging Framework Object Identification for Car Shopping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for identifying objects from images lack integrated shopping functionality and provide limited information, requiring additional software installations and being limited to specific inventories, making it inefficient for users to access object information and engage in e-commerce.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device with a built-in messaging application, camera, and network interface that captures image data, transmits it to a server for processing, generates temporary images, compares them to reference images, assigns scores, identifies the object, and displays relevant information on the screen, enabling seamless object identification and e-commerce integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If generic search engines are used to provide information about objects, then information availability is improved, but shopping functionality is limited and additional software installation is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines object identification capabilities with e-commerce shopping functionality into a single integrated system. The mobile device captures images, identifies objects using image recognition, and directly provides shopping information and purchase options without requiring separate applications, thus merging information retrieval and shopping functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device is designed to perform multiple functions: capturing images with the camera, identifying objects through image recognition processing, retrieving information about identified objects, and providing e-commerce shopping capabilities. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate specialized applications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If online shopping services provide search capability, then shopping functionality is improved, but search is limited to their own inventory and information completeness is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an object identification system as an intermediary between the user and shopping services. The system first identifies the object from an image, then uses this identification to query multiple data sources including manufacturer websites, dealer inventories, and third-party services, thereby overcoming the limitations of single-inventory search and providing comprehensive information.
3Measurement precision
If specialized applications are installed for object identification and purchase, then object identification accuracy is improved, but device complexity and software requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges object identification functionality with the device's existing camera and messaging capabilities. Rather than requiring a separate specialized application, the system uses the mobile device's built-in components and integrates image recognition processing into the existing software architecture, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining identification accuracy.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed embodiments provide devices, methods, and computer-readable storage media for determining information of an object from a captured image. Further, the disclosed device responds to a user input by capturing, with the camera, image data representing an object. The device then transmits, via a messaging application through a network interface to a server, the image data and a request for information relating to the object. The object information is received via the messaging application through the network from the server and is displayed on the display screen.