Patent ID: 9350552
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B07C,G06F,G06K,G06Q,G06T,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: capturing a first digital image of a physical object; parsing the digital image into at least one region of interest; extracting identifying information from the region of interest, the identifying information including at least one feature of the region of interest; combining the at least one feature for each region of interest to form a digital fingerprint of the object; storing the digital fingerprint in a database, wherein the database comprises a plurality of digital fingerprints each associated with a corresponding physical object; subsequently, obtaining a second digital image of a second physical object; parsing the second image into at least one region of interest of the second object; extracting identifying information from the region of interest, the identifying information including at least one feature of the region of interest of the second object; combining the at least one feature for each region of interest to form a digital fingerprint of the second object; comparing the digital fingerprint of the second object to the digital fingerprints stored in the database; and responsive to the comparison, return an indication as to whether the second object is the first object.