Methods, devices and computer program products for event-based media file tagging

• US 20080126366A1
• Filed: 08/24/2006
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Malik, Dale, Koch, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 8,027,561 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

Methods are provided for tagging digital media files. A digital media file is obtained with a digital media device. One or more event tags are associated with the digital media file on the digital media device responsive to a user prompt. The one or more event tags identify the digital media file. Related devices and computer program products are also provided.

Claims

1. A method for tagging digital media files, comprising:

obtaining a digital media file with a digital media device; and

associating at least one event tag with the digital media file on the digital media device responsive to a user prompt, the at least one event tag identifying the digital media file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining further comprises obtaining first and second digital media files and wherein associating further comprises:

associating the first digital media file with a first event tag identifying a first category of digital media files; and

associating the second digital media file with a second event tag, different from the first event tag, identifying a second category of digital media files, different from the first category.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising associating the first digital media file associated with the first event tag with the second event tag.

4. The method of claim 2:

wherein associating the first digital media file with a first event tag is preceded by prompting a user of the digital media device to select whether to associate the first digital media file with the first event tag and/or the second event tag; and

wherein associating the second digital media file with a second event tag is preceded by prompting the user of the digital media device to select whether to associate the second digital media file with the first event tag and/or the second event tag.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein associating at least one event tag with the digital media file comprises associating the at least one event tag with the digital media file when the digital media file is obtained or after the digital media file is obtained.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the digital media file associated with the at least one event tag with an audio file associated with a same at least one event tag.

7. The method of claim 6:

wherein associating the digital media file comprises associating at least two digital media files associated with the at least one event tag with the audio file;

wherein the at least one event tag includes a time stamp associated with the audio file, the time stamp allowing the at least two digital media files to be synchronized with content of the audio file during playback; and

wherein the at least two digital media files include a visual indication of the association with the audio file on the at least two digital media files.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a visual indication of the at least one event tag associated with the digital media file on the digital media file.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital media device comprises a digital camera device and wherein the digital media file comprises a digital photograph.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the tagging module is further configured to associate the first digital media file associated with the first event tag with the second event tag.

10. A digital media device for configured to tag digital media files, comprising:

an acquisition module configured to obtain a digital media file; and

a tagging module configured to associate at least one event tag with the digital media file on the digital media device responsive to a user prompt, the at least one event tag identifying the digital media file.

11. The device of claim 10:

wherein the acquisition module is configured to obtain first and second digital media files; and

wherein the tagging module is further configured to associate the first digital media file with a first event tag identifying a first category of digital media files and the second digital media file with a second event tag, different from the first event tag, identifying a second category of digital media files, different from the first category.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the tagging module is further configured to associate at least one event tag with the digital media file when the digital media file is obtained or after the digital media file is obtained.

14. The device of claim 10, further comprising an audio module configured to associate the digital media file associated with the at least one event tag with an audio file associated with a same at least one event tag.

15. The device of claim 14:

wherein the tagging module is further configured to associate at least two digital media files associated with the at least one event tag with the audio file, wherein the at least one event tag includes a time stamp associated with the audio file; and

wherein the audio module is further configured synchronize the at least two digital media files with the associated audio files during playback using the time stamp.

16. The device of claim 10, wherein the digital media device comprises a digital camera device and wherein the digital media file comprises a digital photograph.

17. A computer program product for tagging digital media files on a digital media device, the computer program product comprising:

computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to obtain a digital media file with the digital media device; and

computer readable program code configured to associate at least one event tag with the digital media file on the digital media device responsive to a user prompt, the at least one event tag identifying the digital media file

18. The computer program product of claim 17:

wherein the computer readable program code configured to obtain further comprises computer readable program code configured to obtain first and second digital media files; and

wherein the computer readable program code configured to associate further comprises;

computer readable program code configured to associate the first digital media file with a first event tag identifying a first category of digital media files; and

computer readable program code configured to associate the second digital media file with a second event tag, different from the first event tag, identifying a second category of digital media files, different from the first category.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, computer readable program code configured to associate the digital media file associated with the at least one event tag with an audio file associated with a same at least one event tag.

20. The computer program product of claim 19:

wherein the computer readable program code configured to associate the digital media file further comprises computer readable program code configured to associate at least two digital media files associated with the at least one event tag with the audio file, wherein the at least one event tag includes a time stamp associated with the audio file, the time stamp allowing the at least two digital media files to be synchronized with content of the audio file during playback.