Method for viewing geolocated images linked to a context

• US 20030103086A1
• Filed: 11/27/2002
• Published: 06/05/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Furon, Olivier Alain, Robinson, Guy
• Application Number:
  US10/306,037
• Publication Number:
  US 20030103086A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/810
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements

Abstract

The present invention is in the technical field of digital imaging. The present invention relates to a method that enables a user, having a portable terminal comprising a display screen, to display still or moving digital images; with the images being linked to a time context selected by the user. A characteristic of the invention is to enable the supply of images that are a function of the user'"'"'s preferred context in relation to each of the images. The content of the images takes into account the contextual parameters selected by the user. This is done so as to display contextual digital data of an image of a geographic location on the portable terminal having a display screen. The application of the invention relates to the users of portable terminals comprising display screens.

Claims

1. A method for supplying contextual digital data of an image of a geographic location, on a portable terminal having a display screen, said method comprising the steps of:

a) from the portable terminal, selecting at least one contextual parameter from among a list of parameters;

b) from the portable terminal, transferring the at least one selected contextual parameter and geolocation information of the geographic location to a server;

c) automatically saving, in the server, the at least one contextual parameter and the geolocation information;

d) automatically linking, in the server, the at least one contextual parameter and the geolocation information;

e) automatically selecting at least one image of the geographic location, said image being selected from a combination of data of said step d);

f) automatically sending to the portable terminal, the at least one selected digital image, corresponding to the combination made in said step d); and

g) displaying on the screen of the portable terminal, the at least one digital image selected in said step e).

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the image selected said in step e) is automatically saved in the server immediately after said selection and before sending the image to the portable terminal, said sending being operated based on a request executed from said portable terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the display on the screen of the portable terminal is automatically operated, immediately after the sending operated in said step f).

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a successive display of several selected images is operated automatically according to adjustable display timing.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a successive display of several selected images on the screen of the terminal is operated image by image, from a keyboard of said terminal.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the geolocation information is automatically transmitted to the server.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital image selected in said step f) is automatically displayed on the screen of the terminal.