Patent Document ID: 8687104
Application ID: 13431079
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method of identifying an object, comprising: receiving, from a user of a computing device, an indication of a category of object to be identified; causing image information, captured by a camera of the computing device, to be displayed on a display screen of the computing device, the image information including a current view or the object, the current view capable of changing depending at least in part upon a position of the computing device; causing an orientation guide for the category of object to be displayed with the image information on the display screen; enabling the user to adjust the position of the computing device with respect to the object of interest until the current view of the object in the captured image information has a similar orientation and size to the orientation guide; analyzing the captured image information to attempt to match at least a portion of the captured image information to information for a type of object in the category, wherein the information for the type of object corresponds to a type of object in the category having a similar orientation and size to the orientation guide; prompting the user for additional information for use in further analyzing the captured information when matching object information is unable to be determined with at least a minimum level of confidence; and providing matching object information for display to the user when the matching object information is able to be determined with at least the minimum level of confidence.