1. An information retrieval system comprising: a device connection configured to couple with a device and obtain a digital representation related to an object from the device; and a content identification platform configured to: obtain the digital representation via the device connection; recognize the object as a target object from the digital representation; derive a query strategy targeting at least one search engine based on at least one object attribute determined from the target object; obtain a result set from the at least one search engine in response to submission of a query according to the query strategy; process the result set to form a tailored result set for the device; and cause the tailored result set to be transmitted to the device.