Tagging for transferring image data to destination

• US 20030179301A1
• Filed: 04/14/2003
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Logitech Europe S A (Logitech International SA)
• Original Assignee: Logitech Europe S A (Logitech International SA)
• Inventors: Feldis, John J., Bateman, John
• Application Number:
  US10/414,191
• Publication Number:
  US 20030179301A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.3
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3222 of processing required or performed, e.g. forwarding, urgent or confidential handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3242 of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3277 The additional information being stored in the same storage device as the image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence

Abstract

A method and system for sending image data on an image capturing apparatus, to specified destination(s). The image capturing apparatus includes a list of aliases for the various destinations which can be specified. The data to be sent, and the alias specifying the destination to which it is to be sent, is selected. The alias is then inserted into the data, and the modified data is downloaded to a host. The host contains a look-up table specifying the destination address(es) corresponding to the alias. The specified data is sent to this destination address.

Claims

1. An image capturing device for capturing data, the device comprising:

a recording module for converting sensed information into recorded data;

a processor coupled to the recording module to process the recorded data;

a memory coupled to the processor for storing the recorded data;

a user interface to allow a user to select recorded data stored in memory and to select a tag to associate with the selected recorded data; and

a computer readable media storing a program configured to cause the processor to attach the selected tag to the selected recorded data by modifying the recorded data.

2. The image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the recorded data captured is one of still image data and video data.

3. The image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the recorded data captured is audio data.

4. The image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes an electronic display.

5. The image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises buttons.

6. The image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the tag comprises an alias for a destination to which the selected image data is to be sent.

7. The image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the tag comprises a resolution tag.

8. The image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the tag comprises a red-eye removal tag.

9. The image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the tag comprises a cropping tag.

10. The image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the tag comprises a subject matter tag.

11. A method for processing media data, comprising;

receiving selection of media data;

receiving selection of an alias tag specifying a destination to which the selected media data is to be sent; and

modifying the selected media data by inserting the selected alias tag into the selected media data.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the modification of the selected image data is performed by inserting the selected tag alias into a header portion of the selected media data.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the media data is image data, wherein the modification of the selected image data is performed by interleaving the selected tag alias into pixels of the image data itself.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

downloading the modified media data onto a host; and

looking-up a destination address specified by the selected alias.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the looking-up is performed on the host.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the looking-up is performed on a second host.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

sending the selected media data to the destination address.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

intelligently formatting the data to be sent.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the sending is performed on the host.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the sending is performed on a second host.

21. The method of claim 17 wherein the destination address is an email address.

22. The method of claim 17 wherein the destination address is an instant messenger address.

23. The method of claim 17 wherein the destination address is a cell-phone number.

24. The method of claim 14 wherein the host is a remote server.

25. The method of claim 14 wherein the host is a personal computer.

26. The method of claim 14 wherein the host is a cell-phone.

27. A host for receiving media data from an image capturing device, the host comprising:

a receiving module to receive from the image capturing device, media data including a tag; and

an association module communicatively coupled to the receiving module, which associates the tag with predesignated instructions stored on the host.

28. The host of claim 27, wherein the association module comprises a look-up table, listing a plurality of tags, and instructions associated with each of the plurality of tags.

29. An image capturing device, comprising:

a data storage module for storing a plurality of captured data;

a display module communicatively coupled to the data storage module for selecting one of the plurality of captured data; and

an alias storage module for storing a plurality of aliases which can be attached to the selected one of the plurality of captured data, wherein the plurality of aliases refer to a plurality of destination addresses to which the plurality of captured data can be sent.