Image association process
First Claim
1. A method for automatically associating a digital image with data indicative of a person, the method comprising:
- creating the digital image;
transferring the digital image to a first computer;
automatically associating data indicative of at least one person with the image; and
saving the digital image and the data indicative of the person.
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Abstract
An image and data association system automatically associates a digital image with data identifying a person whose image is taken. A digital camera is used to take an image of an attendee at a large promotional event attended by hundreds or thousands of persons. When the image is taken, an operator provides a unique identifier, such as a barcode, an RFID tag, or an OCR tag to the person whose image is taken. The unique identifier is then scanned into the computer, and the computer automatically associates the unique identifier with the image. The process may also be used to add promotional items to the image before it is retrieved by the person whose image was taken.
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50 Claims
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1. A method for automatically associating a digital image with data indicative of a person, the method comprising:
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creating the digital image;
transferring the digital image to a first computer;
automatically associating data indicative of at least one person with the image; and
saving the digital image and the data indicative of the person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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13. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of transferring the digital image to a second computer is accomplished by a validation step.
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25. A method for automatically associating a digital image with data indicative of a person, the method comprising:
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creating a digital image;
transferring the digital image to a first computer;
scanning a unique identifier for a person into the first computer;
automatically associating the unique identifier with the digital image;
saving the digital image and the unique identifier; and
transferring the digital image to a second computer for later retrieval by the person. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for automatically associating a digital image with data indicative of a person, the system comprising:
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a first computer;
a digital camera operably connected to the first computer;
a detector operably connected to the first computer; and
a computer program accessible to the computer for automatically associating the digital image taken by the camera with data indicative of the person. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for automatically associating a digital image with data indicative of a person, the system comprising:
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a first computer having a memory;
a digital camera operably connected to the first computer;
a barcode scanner operably connected to the first computer; and
a computer program residing in the memory of the first computer that automatically associates data from the barcode scanner indicative of the person with the digital image taken by the camera. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50)
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