Method of annotating an image
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1. A method of annotating an image, said method comprising the steps of:
- displaying the image and a plurality of icons, each icon being associated with metadata;
selecting at least one of said icons depending on at least one subject of the image; and
storing the metadata associated with said selected icon as an annotation of the subject of the image.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for annotating an image (407) is disclosed. The image (407) and a plurality of icons (403) are displayed such that each icon is associated with metadata. At least one of the icons is selected depending on at least one subject of the image (407) and the metadata associated with the selected icon is stored as an annotation of the subject of the image.
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1. A method of annotating an image, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying the image and a plurality of icons, each icon being associated with metadata;
selecting at least one of said icons depending on at least one subject of the image; and
storing the metadata associated with said selected icon as an annotation of the subject of the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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24. An apparatus for annotating an image, said apparatus comprising:
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display means for displaying the image and a plurality of icons, each icon being associated with metadata;
selection means for selecting at least one of said icons depending on at least one subject of the image; and
storage means for storing the metadata associated with said selected icon as an annotation of the subject of the image.
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