Remote Picture Editing

• US 20080123976A1
• Filed: 09/22/2006
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Reuters Limited (The Woodbridge Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Reuters Limited (The Woodbridge Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Coombs, Kevin, Tomanov, Vasko, Whetton, Jason
• Application Number:
  US11/534,306
• Publication Number:
  US 20080123976A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/238
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting

Abstract

A system and method for remote picture editing is provided. High-resolution digital image files containing metadata are uploaded onto a hub from computers local to one or more photographers at an event. Lower-resolution copies of the digital images are made and are sent over the Internet to a web server. The web server notifies an editor that the lower-resolution images are available. The editor views the lower-resolution copies over the Internet, selects the images to be used, and using image-processing software, sets editing instructions to be applied to the image. Once the selected image is edited in accordance with the editor'"'"'s instructions, the edited image is sent to a processor for final editing and application of additional metadata. The processor sends the finalized image to a reviewer for a final check before the image is sent to news and media outlets for publication.

Claims

1. A server comprising:

a memory;

a network interface; and

a processor for performing steps including;

receiving a first recording;

associating first metadata with the first recording, the first metadata comprising at least one of a name, a location, a date, and a time;

converting the first recording to a second recording, the second recording having a resolution different than the first recording;

associating the second recording with the first recording;

forwarding the second recording to a second location;

receiving from the second location first instructions pertaining to the second recording;

applying the first instructions to one of the first recording and the second recording, resulting in a third recording;

forwarding the third recording and the metadata for at least one of applying second instructions or adding second metadata to the third recording.

2. The server according to claim 1, wherein the first instructions comprise editing instructions to be applied to one of the first recording and the second recording, and wherein the third recording is an edited recording.

3. The server according to claim 2, wherein the second instructions comprise further editing instructions to be applied to the third recording.

4. A server comprising:

a memory;

a network interface; and

a processor that performs steps including;

receiving from a first location a notification regarding a recording based on metadata associated with the recording, the metadata comprising at least one of a name, a location, a date, and a time;

selecting the recording; and

forwarding instructions pertaining to the recording to the first location.

5. The server of claim 4, wherein the instructions comprise editing instructions to be applied to the recording.

6. A method for editing a recording of an event, comprising the steps of:

receiving a first recording at a first location;

associating first metadata with the first recording, the first metadata including at least one of a name, a location, a date, and a time;

converting the first recording to a second recording, the second recording having a lower resolution than the first recording;

forwarding the second recording and the metadata to a second location;

receiving from the second location first instructions;

applying the first instructions to one of the first recording and the second recording, resulting in an third recording;

forwarding the third recording and the first metadata for at least one of applying second instructions or adding second metadata to the third recording.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first instructions comprise editing instructions to be applied to one of the first recording and the second recording, and wherein the third recording is an edited recording.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the second instructions comprise further editing instructions to be applied to the third recording.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the third recording and the first metadata are sent to the second location for at least one of applying second instructions or adding second metadata to the third recording.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the third recording and the first metadata are sent to a third location for at least one of applying second instructions or adding second metadata to the third recording.

11. A method for editing a recording of an event, comprising the steps of:

receiving a first recording and associated metadata at a first location, the metadata comprising at least one of a name, a location, a date, and a time; and

forwarding first instructions pertaining to the first recording to a second location for application of the first instructions to a second recording associated with the first recording.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of storing at least one of the first instructions and an identity of the first recording in memory.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of receiving a notification regarding the first recording, the notification being based on the metadata.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the first instructions comprise editing instructions to be applied to the second recording, resulting in a third recording.

15. A method for editing a recording of an event, comprising the steps of:

receiving a first recording and associated first metadata at a first location, the first metadata comprising at least one of a name, a location, a date, and a rime;

applying first instructions to the first recording, resulting in a second recording;

forwarding the second recording to a second location for at least one of application of second instructions and addition of second metadata.

16. The method of claim 16, further comprising the step of storing at least one of the first instructions, an identity of the first recording, and the second recording in memory.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising the steps of receiving a notification regarding the first recording, the notification being based on the metadata.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the first instructions comprise editing instructions to be applied to the first recording.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the second instructions comprise further editing instructions to be applied to the second recording.

20. A system for editing a recording of an event, comprising:

a first server adapted to receive a first recording and first metadata associated with the first recording and to convert the first recording to a second recording; and

a second server adapted to receive the second recording and to provide editing instructions pertaining to at least one of the first recording and the second recording;

wherein at least one of the first recording and the second recording is edited according to the editing instructions, resulting in an edited recording.

21. The system of claim 21, further comprising a third server adapted to receive the edited recording for application of at least one of further editing instructions and addition of second metadata.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the second server further comprises memory for storing at least one of a history of the editing instructions, the second recording, and the edited recording.