Patent ID: 9076061
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for updating geographic data associated with a geographic location, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more computing devices, at least one image recorded at the geographic location; identifying, by the one or more computing devices, an area within the at least one image, the area including text, wherein identifying an area includes identifying coordinates of a location of the area within the at least one image; transmitting, by the one or more computing devices, the area to one out of a group of Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computer and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA) systems, wherein a language associated with the geographic location is used to select the one out of the group of CAPTCHA systems; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a set of transcription attempts from the CAPTCHA system; analyzing, by the one or more computing devices, the set of transcription attempts; generating, by the one or more computing devices, a transcription of the text based on the act of analyzing; and updating, by the one or more computing devices, the geographic data associated with the geographic location based on the transcription of the text associated with the identified coordinates of the location of the area within the at least one image.