LOCATING DIGITAL IMAGES IN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of image management in a portable electronic device, comprising:
- receiving, from a user, a selection of a voice tag to be associated with at least one image in an image file storage,recording a first sound received from the user, andstoring the first sound as a sound file to be used as the voice tag for locating the at least one image.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for the creation and use of voice tags in an electronic device. When tags are created an image handling unit receives a user selection of a voice tag that may be provided for locating at least one digital image, a sound recording unit records sound emitted by said user, which sound is stored as a sound file to be used as a tag for locating images. When image files are to be located the image handling unit receives the selection of searching for digital images using name tags from the user, the sound recording unit records sound emitted by said user, a voice recognition unit compares the sound with stored sound files and indicates a sound file corresponding to the received sound. The image file associated with the indicated sound file is then located.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of image management in a portable electronic device, comprising:
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receiving, from a user, a selection of a voice tag to be associated with at least one image in an image file storage, recording a first sound received from the user, and storing the first sound as a sound file to be used as the voice tag for locating the at least one image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device comprising:
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a microphone; a tactile user input unit; a sound recording unit; a number of digital images; and a digital image handling unit configured to receive, via the tactile user input unit, a user selection of a voice tag that may be provided for locating at least one digital image, instruct said sound recording unit to record sound received from said user via said microphone, and store said recorded sound as a sound file to be used as a tag for locating at least one image among the number of digital images. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device for locating digital images, comprising:
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means for receiving a user selection of a voice tag that may be provided for means for locating at least one digital image, means for recording sound emitted by said user, and means for storing said sound as a sound file to be used as a tag for locating images.
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18. A computer program for enabling the locating of digital images in a portable electronic device comprises computer program code to instruct the portable electronic device to:
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receive a user selection of a voice tag that may be provided for locating at least one digital image, cause said sound recording unit to record sound emitted by said user via a microphone, and store said sound as a sound file to be used as a tag to be used for locating images.
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19. A method for simplifying the locating of digital images in a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving from a user the selection of searching for digital images using name tags; recording sound emitted by said user; comparing said sound with stored sound files; indicating a sound file corresponding to the received sound; and locating at least one image file associated with the indicated sound file.
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20. An electronic device comprising:
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a microphone; a voice recognition unit; a tactile user input unit; a sound recording unit; a number of digital images; and a digital image handling unit configured to; receive from a user, via the tactile user input unit, the selection of searching for digital images using voice tags, instruct said sound recording unit to record sound emitted by said user via said microphone, instruct the voice recognition unit to compare the received sound with stored sound files and indicate a sound file corresponding to the received sound, and locate at least one image file associated with the indicated sound file.
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21. A portable electronic device for simplifying the locating of digital images, the portable electronic device comprising:
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means for receiving from a user the selection of searching for digital images using name tags, means for recording sound emitted by said user, means for comparing said sound with stored sound files, means for indicating a sound file corresponding to the received sound, and means for locating at least one image file associated with the indicated sound file.
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22. A computer program for enabling the locating of digital images in a portable electronic device, comprising computer program code to cause the portable electronic device to:
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receive, from a user, the selection of searching for digital images using name tags; instruct a sound recording unit to record sound emitted by said user via a microphone, instruct a voice recognition unit to compare this received sound with stored sound files and indicate a sound file corresponding to the received sound, and locate at least one image file associated with the indicated sound file.
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