{
  "patent_number": "US 8204793",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Phones Use Photos to Buy or Research Products",
  "original_title": "Portable communication device and method of use",
  "summary": "A method for using a smartphone camera to photograph a product and send that image to a remote server to trigger a purchase or retrieve product information.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes a process where a mobile device uses its camera to capture an image of a product. The device stores this image and, upon a specific user input, transmits it over a cellular network to a remote computer. That remote system analyzes the image to identify the item, then either processes a purchase request or fetches relevant web data to send back to the user's phone. This allows a user to effectively 'scan' an object in the real world to interact with e-commerce platforms or search engines.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover image processing performed entirely on the local mobile device without a remote server.",
    "Does not cover systems that rely solely on QR codes or barcodes rather than general product imagery.",
    "Does not cover augmented reality overlays that do not involve a specific request to purchase or retrieve product information."
  ],
  "filed": "2010-05-07",
  "granted": "2012-06-19",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Wounder GmbH LLC",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/wounder-gmbh-llc",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Melvin L. Barnes, Jr.",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/melvin-l-barnes-jr"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 4,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "software",
    "ecommerce",
    "telecommunications"
  ],
  "abstract": "A portable communication device and method of use is provided. In one embodiment, the method of using a handheld mobile telephone includes capturing a plurality of images via an image input device; storing the plurality of images in a memory, receiving a first speech input, identifying command information in said first speech input; retrieving information from memory based, at least in part, on the command information. The method may further include generating a request related to an article of commerce that includes, at least in part, the information retrieved from memory, determining a destination for transmitting the request, and wirelessly transmitting said request through a mobile telephone network to the destination.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8204793/fulfillment-by-amazon-fba",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8204793/fulfillment-by-amazon-fba/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US8204793",
  "relatedPatents": []
}