Providing Search Results from Visual Imagery

Abstract

Methods for providing search results from visual imagery and operational details of various methods are described.

1 . A method comprising:
 upon a start selection at a wireless camera phone, starting recording of a first video of a scene of interest, wherein the scene of interest comprises text;   upon a release selection, ending recording of the first video and sending the first video to a server system, wherein the first video comprises a sequence of images, wherein a first image of the sequence comprises a first portion of the text, and a second image of the sequence comprises a second portion of the text;   extracting the first portion of the text from the first image using a text recognition engine;   extracting the second portion of the text from the second image using the text recognition engine;   generating at the server system a plurality of contexts based on the extracted first and second portions of the text;   querying a database using the plurality of contexts to generate a list of search results; and   transmitting at least a portion of the search results to the wireless phone.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  comprising:
 when playing the first video on the wireless camera phone after the sending the list of information services to the wireless camera phone, overlaying a information comprising the list of search results on the first video. 
 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the search results comprise information services.