Method of position stamping a photo or video clip taken with a digital camera
First Claim
1. A method of appending a position stamp to an image file of a photo or video clip taken with a digital camera having a GPS antenna and a GPS RF front-end including an analogue to digital converter for receiving GPS signals and outputting GPS signal samples, the method comprising the steps of:
- (i) upon a user taking a photo or video clip;
(a) creating an image file containing that photo or video clip, and (b) sampling received GPS signals and storing those GPS signal samples with an indication of the image file of the photo or video clip to which those GPS signal samples pertain; and
(ii) subsequently processing the GPS signal samples to obtain a position fix and appending the position fix to the image file.
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Abstract
A method of appending a position stamp to an image file of a photo or video clip taken with a digital camera having a GPS antenna and a GPS RF front-end including an analogue to digital converter for receiving GPS signals and outputting GPS signal samples together with a digital camera and computer for the same. The method comprising the steps of: (i) upon a user taking a photo or video clip: (a) creating an image file containing that photo or video clip, and (b) sampling received GPS signals and storing those GPS signal samples with an indication of the image file of the photo or video clip to which those GPS signal samples pertain; and (ii) subsequently processing the GPS signal samples to obtain a position fix and appending the position fix to the image file.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of appending a position stamp to an image file of a photo or video clip taken with a digital camera having a GPS antenna and a GPS RF front-end including an analogue to digital converter for receiving GPS signals and outputting GPS signal samples, the method comprising the steps of:
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(i) upon a user taking a photo or video clip;
(a) creating an image file containing that photo or video clip, and (b) sampling received GPS signals and storing those GPS signal samples with an indication of the image file of the photo or video clip to which those GPS signal samples pertain; and
(ii) subsequently processing the GPS signal samples to obtain a position fix and appending the position fix to the image file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A digital camera comprising a GPS antenna and a GPS RF front-end including an analogue to digital converter for receiving GPS signals and outputting GPS signal samples;
- wherein, upon a user taking a photo or video clip;
(a) an image file is created containing that photo or video clip and (b) received GPS signals are sampled and the GPS signal samples stored with an indication of the image file created in step (a) to which those GPS signal samples pertain. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- wherein, upon a user taking a photo or video clip;
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15. A computer comprising a processor and receiver, and configured to (a) receive through the receiver an image file containing a photo or video clip, GPS signal samples and an indication of the corresponding image file to which the GPS signal samples pertain by virtue of having been sampled when the corresponding photo or video clip was taken;
- (b) process the GPS signal samples to obtain a position fix; and
(c) append the position fix to the corresponding image file.
- (b) process the GPS signal samples to obtain a position fix; and
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