Method and system for processing images using time and location filters
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1. A method for sorting photographs, comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of digital images;
storing for each of the plurality of digital images time data based on a time the image was captured and location data based on a location at which the image was captured; and
organizing the plurality of images based on the time and location data.
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Abstract
A device may process images (e.g. sort, group, file, e-mail, etc.) using various filters. The filters may relate to non-image data in the image files to be processed. The filters may include time and location filters.
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1. A method for sorting photographs, comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of digital images; storing for each of the plurality of digital images time data based on a time the image was captured and location data based on a location at which the image was captured; and organizing the plurality of images based on the time and location data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A handheld device, comprising:
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a camera configured to capture electronic images; a location circuit configured to provide data representative of a location of the handheld device; a time circuit; and a processing circuit configured to receive data representative of an image captured from the camera; receive data from the location circuit and, in response, generate location data representative of a location of the hand-held device when the image was captured; receive data from the time circuit and, in response, generate time data representative of the time at which the image was captured by the camera; form an image file that includes data representative of an image captured from the camera, the time data for the image, and the location data for the image; and organize a plurality of images based on time and location data contained in image files corresponding to the plurality of images; and a display configured to display images based on the organization by the processing circuit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for sorting photographs, comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of digital images; storing data relating to a location at which each of the plurality of digital images were captured; providing a plurality of location filters for the images, including a first location filter that covers a first geographic area, and a second location filter that covers a second geographic area, the second geographic area being larger than and encompassing the first geographic area; and filtering images to be displayed based on the location data and at least one of the first and second location filters. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A device for sorting photographs, comprising:
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a memory configured to store a plurality of digital image files, the digital image files comprising image data and non-image data; a processing circuit configured to provide a plurality of filter options for the images, the filter options configured to be changed based on the content of the stored digital image files, the processing circuit further configured to filter the images to be displayed using the filter options. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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