AUTOMATIC META-DATA TAGGING PICTURES AND VIDEO RECORDS
First Claim
1. A method for labeling an image recorded by a portable device with descriptive tags, comprising the steps of:
- recording sounds in the vicinity of the portable device;
capturing the image;
retrieving audio record of recorded sounds from a first predetermined period of time prior to the capture of the image until a second predetermined period of time after the capture of the image;
processing the retrieved audio record to create a list of recognizable words in the retrieved audio record;
storing said list of recognizable words in a metatag field associated with the captured image.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for labeling an image recorded by a portable electronic device with descriptive tags is disclosed. Sounds in the vicinity of the portable electronic device are recorded. When the image is captured, the audio record of recorded sounds from a first predetermined period of time prior to the capture of the image until a second predetermined period of time after the capture of the image is retrieved. The retrieved audio record is processed to create a list of recognizable words in the retrieved audio record. The list of recognizable words is then stored in a metatag field associated with the captured image.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for labeling an image recorded by a portable device with descriptive tags, comprising the steps of:
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recording sounds in the vicinity of the portable device; capturing the image; retrieving audio record of recorded sounds from a first predetermined period of time prior to the capture of the image until a second predetermined period of time after the capture of the image; processing the retrieved audio record to create a list of recognizable words in the retrieved audio record; storing said list of recognizable words in a metatag field associated with the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for labeling an image recorded by a portable device, comprising the steps of:
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capturing the image; recording sounds in the vicinity of the portable device for a predetermined period of time after the image is captured; processing the recorded sounds to create a list of recognizable words in the recorded sounds; storing said list of recognizable words in a metatag field associated with the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a sound recording unit for recording sounds in the vicinity of the portable electronic device; an image capturing device for capturing an image; a processor for retrieving an audio record of recorded sounds from a first predetermined period of time prior to the capture of the image until a second predetermined period of time after the capture of the image; a word recognition system for processing the retrieved audio record to create a list of recognizable words in the retrieved audio record; a memory for storing said list of recognizable words in a metatag field associated with the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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an image capturing device for capturing an image; a sound recording unit for recording sounds in the vicinity of the portable electronic device for a predetermined period of time after the image is captured; a word recognition system for processing the recorded sounds to create a list of recognizable words in a the recorded sounds; a memory for storing the list of recognizable words in a metatag field associated with the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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