Identifying and tracking digital images with customized metadata
First Claim
1. A method of tracking digital images, the method comprising:
- acquiring an image with a digital camera;
inputting organizational information into the digital camera, the organizational information formatted to be processable by the digital camera;
storing the acquired image in an image file on the digital camera; and
storing the inputted organizational information, as metadata, in the image file when the image is stored, thereby associating the organizational information with the image.
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Abstract
A method of tracking digital images includes inputting data identifying a subject of an image into a camera, acquiring an image with the camera, and storing the image and the inputted data, as metadata, in an image file when the image is acquired. The method can be implemented using a scanner, a digital camera, and a data processor. The scanner obtains the identifying data and transmits the data to the camera. The camera obtains digital images and embeds the data into digital image files encoding the digital images. The identifying data has a format different from any of the formats processable by the digital camera. The data processor converts the format of the identifying data to one of the plurality of formats processable by the digital camera loads the converted information into the digital camera as metadata.
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1. A method of tracking digital images, the method comprising:
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acquiring an image with a digital camera; inputting organizational information into the digital camera, the organizational information formatted to be processable by the digital camera; storing the acquired image in an image file on the digital camera; and storing the inputted organizational information, as metadata, in the image file when the image is stored, thereby associating the organizational information with the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for tracking digital images, the system comprising:
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a digital camera, the digital camera configured to capture images, to obtain metadata having one of a plurality of metadata formats, and to embed the metadata into digital image files encoding the images captured by the digital camera; an input device, the input device configured to obtain organizational information pertaining to images captured by the digital camera, the organizational information having a format different from any of the plurality of metadata formats processable by the digital camera; and a data processor, the data processor configured to receive the organizational information from the scanner, to convert the format of the organizational information to one of the plurality of metadata formats processable by the digital camera, and to input the converted organizational information into the digital camera as metadata. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of producing portrait photographs, the method comprising:
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inputting into a digital camera organizational information pertaining to a customer, the organizational information formatted to be processable by the digital camera, and the organizational information identifying the customer; acquiring with the digital camera at least one image to be associated with the customer identified by the organizational information; storing the image and the organizational information on the digital camera, thereby associating the organizational information with the image; obtaining the image and the organizational information from the digital camera; processing the image to form a portrait photograph; and delivering the portrait photograph to the customer identified by the organizational information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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