Automatic Generation Of Metadata For A Digital Image Based On Ambient Conditions
First Claim
1. A method for automatically generating metadata for a digital image, comprising:
- determining a plurality of ambient conditions associated with a location of a subject of the digital image captured with a mobile image capture device, the ambient conditions existing at a time related to a time of capture of the digital image;
aggregating the plurality of ambient conditions into at least one ambient environment descriptor based on user-definable aggregation rules; and
associating the ambient environment descriptor with the digital image as metadata.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided for automatically generating metadata for a digital image based on ambient conditions. Aspects of the preferred embodiment include determining a plurality of ambient conditions associated with a location of a subject of a digital image captured with a mobile image capture device, the ambient conditions existing at a time related to a time of capture of the digital image; aggregating the plurality of ambient conditions into at least one ambient environment descriptor based on user-definable aggregation rules; and associating the ambient environment descriptor with the digital image as metadata.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for automatically generating metadata for a digital image, comprising:
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determining a plurality of ambient conditions associated with a location of a subject of the digital image captured with a mobile image capture device, the ambient conditions existing at a time related to a time of capture of the digital image;
aggregating the plurality of ambient conditions into at least one ambient environment descriptor based on user-definable aggregation rules; and
associating the ambient environment descriptor with the digital image as metadata. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for automatically generating metadata for a digital image, comprising:
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a mobile image capture device for capturing the digital image;
means for determining a plurality of ambient conditions associated with a location of a subject of the digital image, the ambient conditions existing at a time related to a time of capture of the digital image; and
a metadata application component for automatically generating the metadata for the digital images by aggregating the plurality of ambient conditions into at least one ambient environment descriptor based on user-definable aggregation rules, and for associating the ambient environment descriptor with the digital image as metadata. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An executable software product stored on a computer-readable medium containing program instructions for automatically generating metadata for a digital image, the program instructions for:
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determining a plurality of ambient conditions associated with a location of a subject of the digital image captured with a mobile image capture device, the ambient conditions existing at a time related to a time of capture of the digital image;
aggregating the plurality of ambient conditions into at least one ambient environment descriptor based on user-definable aggregation rules; and
associating the ambient environment descriptor with the digital image as metadata.
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