Patent ID: 8909670
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of obtaining information about a deceased person or animal, the method comprising a. obtaining input information from a mobile device, the mobile device comprising a digital camera, wherein the input information comprises sample values obtained from a digital camera image of the memorial information, the memorial information comprising a memorial portrait and characterized by the absence of a visible identifier indicating the availability of output information, b. providing the input information to a first database via a communication link, the database located on a server, c. analyzing the input information to generate a recognition output; d. applying the recognition output as a query to a second database to generate the output information, the second database located on the same server or a different server; e. receiving the output information on the mobile device from the second database via the communication link, wherein the output information is associated with a deceased person or animal; and f. displaying the output information on the mobile device.