Systems and methods for processing images with positional data

• US 20060187317A1
• Filed: 02/24/2005
• Published: 08/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shutterfly Incorporated (Shutterfly, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Memory Matrix, Inc. (Shutterfly, LLC)
• Inventors: Totic, Aleksander K,, Blythe, Garrett A., Harrison, Jason F., Montulli, Louis J., Whitehead, Jeffrey N., Clark, James H.
• Application Number:
  US11/064,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20060187317A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.500
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for annotating a digital photograph by electronically capturing the digital photograph into a digital camera file; receiving a position coordinate; appending the position coordinate to the digital camera file and displaying the digital photograph based on the position coordinate.

Claims

1. A method for annotating a digital photograph, comprising:

record global positioning system (GPS) information, time, lens focal length, and camera direction including elevation/azimuth with each photograph; and

processing the photograph based on the GPS information.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising:

electronically capturing the digital photograph into a digital camera file;

receiving a position coordinate;

appending the position coordinate to the digital camera file; and

displaying the digital photograph based on the position coordinate.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising showing the digital photograph along with a location corresponding to the position coordinate.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising graphically showing the location where each photo was taken.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising displaying the digital photograph on a map.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising displaying the digital photograph as an image thumbnail placed at a location where the photograph was taken.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising storing location information in one of:

an image meta data and a separate meta data source.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising extracting location information in one of:

an image meta data, a separate meta data source.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising storing the position coordinate in one or more of HTML metatag fields, EXIF fields, IPTC fields, TIFF fields.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising uploading the digital camera file to a remote computer.

11. An apparatus for annotating a digital photograph, comprising:

means for electronically capturing the digital photograph into a digital camera file;

means for receiving a position coordinate information, time, lens focal length, and camera direction including elevation and azimuth with the photograph;

means for appending the position coordinate information to the digital camera file and

means for displaying the digital photograph based on the position coordinate.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, comprising means for showing the digital photograph along with a location corresponding to the position coordinate.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, comprising means for graphically showing the location where each photo was taken.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, comprising means for displaying the digital photograph on a map.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, comprising means for displaying the digital photograph as an image thumbnail placed at a location where the photograph was taken.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, comprising means for storing location information in one of:

an image meta data and a separate meta data source.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, comprising means for extracting location information in one of:

an image meta data, a separate meta data source.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, comprising means for storing the position coordinate in one or more of HTML metatag fields, EXIF fields, IPTC fields, TIFF fields.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, comprising means for transmitting the digital camera file over the Internet.

20. The appartus of claim 11, comprising means for uploading the digital camera file to a remote computer.