xSights Media Ltd. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090046320 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORWARDING MEDIA... - A method and apparatus are provided for providing one or more media objects associated with a printed document to a user of a mobile communication device. The method comprises the steps of: providing an electronic file comprising a digital representation of a printed document, wherein the printed document comprises a plurality of printed portions and plurality of printed objects associated with at least some of the printed portions; providing data related to a direct and/or indirect association of the plurality of portions with respective printed objects; associating a plurality of media objects with the plurality of printed objects; receiving a captured image representing at least one part of a portion of the printed document, wherein that portion belongs to the plurality of printed portions; processing the captured image; identifying one or more portions of the printed document whose image has been captured and deriving therefrom the respective associated one or more printed objects; and communicating at least one media object associated with the identified one or more printed objects to the user of the mobile communication device. | 02-19-2009 |
20090005078 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING A CELLULAR TELEPHONE USER TO THE INTERNET - A portable communication apparatus is provided which comprises an image-capturing means for capturing an image; a character recognition means for recognizing characters which appear in that captured image; a location means for identifying the current location of the portable communication apparatus; a data retrieval means for accessing one or more databases in order to retrieve data based on the recognized characters and on the current location of the portable communication apparatus. | 01-01-2009 |
20080319737 | Method and apparatus for connecting a cellular telephone user to the internet - A method and devices are described for providing a user of a mobile communication apparatus with a prediction of a string of characters based on one or more characters. The method includes the steps of: receiving information that relates to the location of the mobile communication apparatus; receiving character information which is part a the string of characters to be predicted; accessing databases which comprise pre-defined strings of characters and selecting therefrom a group of strings of characters associated with the vicinity at which the mobile communication apparatus is currently located; transmitting the selected group of strings of characters to the mobile communication apparatus; and displaying the selected group of strings of characters at the mobile communication apparatus. | 12-25-2008 |