Modifying a database comprising image fields
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a digital camera;
a user input device;
memory means storing computer program instructions; and
a processor operable under the control of the computer program instructions to provide separately a database application and a camera control application, wherein the database application is arranged to enable a user to access personal data organised as a plurality of entries in a database, where each of the plurality of entries is associated with a different person and has one or more alphanumeric text fields and an image field and wherein the camera control application is arranged to enable the user to control the device using the user input device to capture an image via the digital camera and to present a user selectable option, on capturing an image, for using the captured image as an image field of an entry of the database.
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Abstract
An electronic device provide a database application that enables a user to access personal data organised as a plurality of entries in a database, where each of the plurality of entries is associated with a different person and has one or more alphanumeric text fields and an image field. According to one embodiment, a camera control application is arranged to enable the user to control the device using a user input device to capture an image via a digital camera and to present a user selectable option, after capturing an image, for using the captured image as an image field of an entry of the database. According to another embodiment, a messaging application is arranged to display a received message including an image and to present a user selectable option for using the image as an image field of an entry of the database.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a digital camera;
a user input device;
memory means storing computer program instructions; and
a processor operable under the control of the computer program instructions to provide separately a database application and a camera control application, wherein the database application is arranged to enable a user to access personal data organised as a plurality of entries in a database, where each of the plurality of entries is associated with a different person and has one or more alphanumeric text fields and an image field and wherein the camera control application is arranged to enable the user to control the device using the user input device to capture an image via the digital camera and to present a user selectable option, on capturing an image, for using the captured image as an image field of an entry of the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of modifying a database that organises personal data as a plurality of entries where each of the plurality of entries is associated with a different person and has one or more alphanumeric text fields and an image field, comprising:
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providing a first application that captures an image and enables a user to assign the captured image to an image field of a first database entry; and
providing a second application for accessing the first database entry to display the image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An electronic device comprising:
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message reception means;
a user input device;
memory means storing computer program instructions; and
a processor operable under the control of the computer program instructions to provide separately a database application and a messaging application, wherein the database application is arranged to enable a user to access personal data organised as a plurality of entries in a database, where each of the plurality of entries is associated with a different person and has one or more alphanumeric text fields and an image field and wherein the messaging application is arranged to display a received message including an image and to present a user selectable option for using the image as an image field of an entry of the database.
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19. A method of modifying a database that organises personal data as a plurality of entries where each of the plurality of entries is associated with a different person and has one or more alphanumeric text fields and an image field, comprising:
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providing a first application that receives an image in an incoming message and enables a user to assign the received image to an image field of a first database entry; and
providing a second application for accessing the first database entry to display the image.
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