Digital imaging system

• US 20060092291A1
• Filed: 10/28/2004
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey C. Bodie
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey C. Bodie
• Inventors: Bodie, Jeffrey C.
• Application Number:
  US10/977,534
• Publication Number:
  US 20060092291A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.99
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32112 in a separate computer file, document page or paper sheet, e.g. a fax cover sheet H04N1/32122 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3266 of text or character information, e.g. text accompanying an image H04N2201/3226 takes precedence

Abstract

A digital imaging system includes facilities to capture an image and a related audio annotation, convert the audio annotation to text by voice recognition, and associate and edit the related image, audio annotation, and image caption.

Claims

1. A method of processing a digital image comprising the steps of:

(a) storing an image file comprising captured image data;

(b) storing an audio file comprising recorded audio data, said audio file being associable with said image file;

(c) converting said audio data of said audio file to text;

(d) storing said text in a caption file, said caption file being associable with said image file; and

(e) concurrently displaying data of said image file and text of said caption file on a display.

2. The method of processing a digital image of claim 1 wherein the step of concurrently displaying data of said image file and text of said caption file on a display comprises the steps of:

(a) converting said text of said caption file to a plurality of caption pixel data; and

(b) substituting a caption pixel datum for an image datum.

3. The method of processing a digital image of claim 1 further comprising the step of editing said text of said caption file.

4. The method of processing a digital image of claim 1 further comprising the step of concurrently uttering an audio signal representing said audio data of said audio file while said data of said image file and said text of said caption file are being displayed.

5. The method of processing a digital image of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

(a) recording additional audio data;

(b) storing said additional audio data as a second audio file;

said second audio file being associable with said image file; and

(c) uttering at least one audio signal representing at least one of said audio data of said audio file and said additional audio data of said second audio file while said data of said image file and said text of said caption file are being displayed.

6. A method of processing a digital image comprising the steps of:

(a) initiating capture of image data;

(b) initiating capture of audio data;

(c) storing said image data in an image file;

(d) storing said audio data in an audio file, said audio file being associable with said image file;

(e) converting said audio data to text;

(f) editing said text;

(g) storing said edited text in a caption file, said caption file being associated with said image file; and

(h) concurrently presenting said image data of said image file and said text of said caption file to a user of a data processing device.

7. The method of processing a digital image of claim 6 further comprising the step of concurrently uttering an audio signal representing said audio data of said audio file while said data of said image file and said text of said caption file are being displayed.

8. The method of processing a digital image of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:

(a) recording additional audio data;

(b) storing said additional audio data as a second audio file;

said second audio file being associable with said image file; and

(c) uttering at least one audio signal representing at least one of said audio data of said audio file and said additional audio data of said second audio file while said data of said image file and said text of said caption file are being displayed.

9. The method of processing a digital image of claim 6 wherein the step of initiating capture of audio data is occasioned by said initiation of said capture of said image data.

10. The method of processing a digital image of claim 6 wherein the step of initiating capture of audio data is occasioned by and contemporaneous with said initiation of said capture of said image data.

11. The method of processing a digital image of claim 6 wherein the step of initiating capture of audio data is occasioned by completion of said capture of said image data.

12. The method of processing a digital image of claim 6 wherein the step of editing said text of said caption file comprises at least one of the steps of:

(a) deleting a datum representing text;

(b) adding a datum representing text;

(c) changing a display font for text;

(d) including text in a frame, said frame being movable with respect said image data; and

(e) including text in a frame, said text having a size, said size of said text being determined by a size of said frame.

13. The method of processing a digital image of claim 6 wherein the step of concurrently presenting said image data of said image file and said text of said caption file to a user of a data processing device comprises the steps of:

(a) converting said text to pixel data;

(b) substituting a pixel datum for an image datum; and

(c) presenting said image data including said pixel datum to said user.

14. The method of processing a digital image of claim 6 wherein the step of concurrently presenting said image data of said image file and said text of said caption file to a user of a data processing device comprises the steps of:

(a) converting said text to pixel data;

(b) substituting a pixel datum for an image datum;

(c) replacing image data in said image file with image data including said substituted pixel datum; and

(d) presenting said image data including said substituted pixel datum included in said image file to said user.

15. The method of processing a digital image of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:

(a) converting said text to pixel data;

(b) searching said image data for a plurality of neighboring, substantial identical image data;

(c) substituting a pixel datum for a datum of said neighboring, substantial identical image data; and

(d) presenting said image data including said substituted pixel datum to a consumer of said digital image.

16. A method of processing a digital image comprising the steps of:

(a) capturing image data representing an image;

(b) capturing audio data;

(c) storing said image data in an image file;

(d) storing said audio data in an audio file, an identity of said audio file being associated with an identity of an image file in a table;

(e) converting said audio data to text;

(f) projecting a container for said text on a display of said image, said container movable with respect to said image;

(g) storing a location of said container with respect to said image data;

(h) storing said text and said location in a caption file, an identity of said caption file being associated with said image file in a table; and

(i) transmitting said image file, said audio file and said caption file to a remote data processing device for presentation on said remote data processing device.

17. A digital imaging system comprising:

(a) an image sensor converting light impinging on said image sensor to an image signal;

(b) a first audio transducer converting sound to an audio signal;

(c) a display;

(d) a memory;

(e) a data processor;

(f) a routine stored in said memory, said routine including an instruction executable by said data processor to;

(i) convert said image signal to image data and said audio signal to audio data;

(ii) store said image data in an image file and said audio data in an audio file;

(iii) establish an association of said audio file with said image file;

(iv) convert said audio data to text;

(v) store said text in a caption file; and

(vi) concurrently present said image data and said text of said caption file on said display of said data processing device.

18. The digital imaging system of claim 17 further comprising:

(a) a second audio transducer; and

(b) another routine including an instruction executable by said data processor to convert said audio data to an audio signal, said audio signal causing said second transducer to utter a sound defined by said audio signal.

19. The digital imaging system of claim 17 further comprising an additional routine stored in said memory, said additional routine containing an instruction executable by said data processor to contemporaneously capture an audio signal output by said first audio transducer and an image signal output by said image sensor.

20. The digital imaging system of claim 17 further comprising an additional routine stored in said memory, said additional routine containing an instruction executable by said data processor to capture of an image signal output by said image sensor and to capture an audio signal output by said first audio transducer following storage of image data sufficient to describe an image.

21. The digital imaging system of claim 17 further comprising an additional routine stored in said memory, said additional routine containing an instruction executable by said data processor to capture an audio signal output by said first audio transducer following capture of an image signal output by said image sensor.

22. The digital imaging system of claim 17 further comprising an additional routine stored in said memory, said additional routine containing an instruction executable by said data processor in response to a command from a user to, at least one, of:

(a) delete a datum representing text from said caption file;

(b) adding a datum representing text to said caption file;

(c) change a displayed font for text; and

(d) insert text into a frame, said frame being movable and resizable with respect said image data and said text having a size determined by a size of said frame.

23. The digital imaging system of claim 17 further comprising an additional routine stored in said memory, said additional routine containing an instruction executable by said data processor to:

(a) convert said text to pixel data;

(b) substitute a pixel datum for an image datum; and

(c) display said image data including said pixel datum.

24. A digital imaging system comprising:

(a) an imaging apparatus converting light impinging on an image sensor to image data;

(b) a first audio transducer converting sound to an audio data;

(c) a second audio transducer converting audio data to sound;

(d) a display;

(e) a memory;

(f) a transceiver for sending and receiving data from said digital imaging system to a remote data processing system;

(g) a data processor;

(h) a routine stored in said memory, said routine including an instruction executable by said data processor to;

(i) convert said audio data to text;

(ii) store said image data in an image file, said audio data in an audio file and said text in a caption file;

(iii) establish a table expressing an association of said image file with said audio file and with said caption file, said table searchable by said data processor to identify said associated image, audio, and caption files;

(iv) enable a user of said digital imaging system to edit said text, including establish a relationship between a displayed position of said text and a displayed position of said image data;

(v) store said edited text including said relationship between said displayed position of said text and said displayed position of said image data; and

(vi) transmit said data of said image file, said audio file, and said caption file to a remote data processing device for concurrent presentation of said image data and said text of said caption file by said remote data processing device.