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command-not-found package

  1. Bug #1055766
  2. Comment #78

Comment 78 for bug 1055766

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Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote :

Sergei: go for it! It should be possible to do something with the machine's webcam and Processing:

  http://processing.org/

plus some OCR. The search domain could be kept smaller by cross-referencing potential CD/Album title matches with FreeDB to look up the contents of a CD once you have the initial name match. Or perhaps initially ask the user to wave the album barcode to the computer.

A 'unity-physical-bookshelf-lens' sounds a very interesting possibility with lots of opportunity for R&D into how centralised search could fit with enabling the user to find information more easily.