Using local networks for location information and image tagging
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1. A method for establishing a location for a digital image, comprising:
- broadcasting over a network a location identifier (ID) identifying a location of the network;
detecting the location ID by a digital image capture device coupled to the network; and
in response to the image capture device capturing a digital image when in communication with the network, associating the location ID with the digital image.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for establishing a location for a digital image without the use of a GPS unit. Aspects of the invention include broadcasting over a network a location identifier (ID) identifying a location of the network; detecting the location ID by a digital image capture device coupled to the network; and in response to the image capture device capturing a digital image when in communication with the network, associating the location ID with the digital image.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for establishing a location for a digital image, comprising:
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broadcasting over a network a location identifier (ID) identifying a location of the network;
detecting the location ID by a digital image capture device coupled to the network; and
in response to the image capture device capturing a digital image when in communication with the network, associating the location ID with the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium containing program instructions for establishing a location for a digital image, the program instructions for:
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broadcasting over a network a location identifier (ID) identifying a location of the network;
detecting the location ID by a digital image capture device coupled to the network; and
in response to the image capture device capturing a digital image when in communication with the network, associating the location ID with the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. The computer-readable medium of claim further including instructions for:
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utilizing the network identifier to retrieve a location tag of the network portion that includes a text description of the location, and associating the location tag with the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for providing location information for digital images using one or more wireless networks that broadcast network IDs that are detectable through a wireless protocol, the system comprising:
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a mobile device configured to detect the wireless networks and the network IDs, the mobile device further configured to capture digital images and to associate the captured images with a network ID detected at the time of image capture;
a network-based service that maintains a database of the wireless networks, their network IDs, and a location tag describing a location of the network;
means for transmitting the network IDs associated with each of the captured images to the network-based service for retrieval of the corresponding location tags;
means for receiving the retrieved location tags from the network-based service and for associating the location tags with the captured images; and
means for displaying the captured images and their corresponding location tags.
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34. A system for providing location information for digital images using one or more wireless networks that broadcast network IDs that are detectable through a wireless protocol, the system comprising:
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a mobile device configured to detect the wireless networks and the network IDs, the mobile device further configured to capture digital images and to associate the captured images with a network ID detected at the time of image capture;
a network-based service that maintains a database of reference images, a network ID identifying where each reference image was captured, and a description tag describing contents of each respective reference image;
a location tagging application for transmitting the images captured by the mobile device and the network ID associated with each of the captured images to the network-based service for retrieval of the corresponding location tags; and
an image recognition application accessible to the network-based service for comparing the uploaded images with relevant reference images associated with a same network ID as the uploaded images, and retrieving the description tags of any matching reference images, wherein if a matching reference image is found, the network-based service returns the corresponding description tag to the requesting location tagging application, thereby automatically indicating a specific content of the image.
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