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European researches developed a new system called MOBVIS which will allow camera phone users to hyperlink with the real world. The system will identify the name of objects like building, car, monuments, logo, banner etc captured in a photo.

Now this system is available for only European visitors. The images could also be annotated with additional information like history, event information, or information about nearby shops.

In MOBVIS, pictures of objects are manually stored by the European developers along with additional information. After users take a picture, it compares the currently captured photo with photos in the database and returns the relevant link for the picture.