Patent ID: 9495386
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G06F,G06K,G06Q,G06T

Claim Text:
1. A method of identifying an item depicted in a first image, the method comprising: receiving a request to identify the item, the request including the first image; accessing a plurality of other images and a plurality of associated item data, the plurality of associated item data including a description in each of a plurality of item listings; parsing the plurality of associated item data to identify a plurality of item identifiers associated with the plurality of other images; calculating at least one statistical difference between a first color histogram of the first image and a color histogram of each of the plurality of other images; determining a second color histogram of a second image as having a lowest calculated statistical difference among the at least one statistical difference between the first color histogram and the color histogram of each of the plurality of other images; detecting a first edge in the first image and a second edge in the second image; identifying a match of the first color histogram with the second color histogram responsive to determining the second color histogram as having the lowest calculated statistical difference among the at least one statistical difference, the identifying being based on the detection of the first edge in the first image and the second edge in the second image, the second image depicting a second item that corresponds to a barcode among the plurality of item identifiers; associating the first image with the barcode that corresponds to the second item depicted in the second image based on the match of the first and second color histograms of the first and second images; accessing a template associated with the barcode that corresponds to the second item depicted in the second image based on the match of the first and second color histograms of the first and second images; and transmitting the template in a response to the request.