Method and apparatus for producing digital images with embedded image capture location icons
First Claim
1. A method for producing a digital image for display, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving position information corresponding to a geographical location where said digital image is captured;
converting said position information into at least one user perceivable image capture location icon comprising, at least in part, an image representing the geographical location where said digital image is captured; and
generating a display comprising said digital image and a capture location iconic region having at least one associated graphical image capture location icon.
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Abstract
A digital image production and display method and apparatus produce digital images (102) that include at least one iconic region (104) having one or more location icons (106) with a likeness corresponding to the geographic location at which a digital image was captured. The capture location iconic region (104) contains several hierarchical layers of linked icons (106.1-106.n) varying from a general geographic location to a more specific one. A click on a thumbnail button in an icon displays a new icon with greater specificity of the geographic location of where the image was captured, culminating in one or more user-chosen icons representing very specific locations (106.1-106.5), and in the preferred embodiment, a hyperlink to a sponsor-chosen web site (106.n) on the World Wide Web. The icons are chosen from an icon library (432) to correspond to Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) information generated by a GPS receiver (424) integrated with or proximate with a digital camera (402) when an image is captured.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for producing a digital image for display, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving position information corresponding to a geographical location where said digital image is captured;
converting said position information into at least one user perceivable image capture location icon comprising, at least in part, an image representing the geographical location where said digital image is captured; and
generating a display comprising said digital image and a capture location iconic region having at least one associated graphical image capture location icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for producing a digital image for display, said system comprising:
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a position information receiver adapted to receive position information corresponding to a geographical location where said digital image is captured;
an image capture location icon generator adapted to convert said position information into at least one user perceivable image capture location icon comprising at least in part, an image representing the geographical location where said digital image is captured; and
a display generator adapted to generate a display comprising said digital image and a capture location iconic region having at least one graphical image capture location icon. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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