Patent ID: 8644610
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for searching for information, comprising: under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, receiving a request to perform a search based at least in part on an image captured by a digital camera of a mobile device, the request including the image; determining that at least one portion of the image includes text information and extracting geometry information for the at least one portion; analyzing the at least one portion of the image based at least in part on the geometry information to recognize one or more words in the text information; searching one or more databases to identify one or more products related to the one or more words, the one or more databases selected based at least in part on the request by: providing information relating to at least a selected portion of the one or more products to the user in response to the request.