Digital Watermarking

QR Code

Barcode

OCR

Should not occupy valuable real estate of paper

No additional markers or signs need to be put in paper

Not just confined to text

OCR is limited to this.

Multiple links in same page w/o loss of aesthetics

Camera capture

Image recognition

Load Corresponding URL from Database

Platform - Android
Device with camera, internet connectivity and processing power Image processing can be done locally in phone itself Less data to be send across network

OpenCV
Best library for Computer vision Available in android

OpenSURF
SURF algorithm implementation for image recognition Ported to android

SURF Algorithm
Faster processing without loss of accuracy.

Comparisons made easier with integral image and descriptors OpenSURF implementation for android

Faster processing of images

Database integration for handling large image set

Image enhancement for better descriptors