AUTOMATIC TAGGING OF PHOTOS IN MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20090280859A1
• Filed: 05/12/2008
• Published: 11/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: BERGH, Jonas
• Application Number:
  US12/118,874
• Publication Number:
  US 20090280859A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5854 using shape and object relationship

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for processing a picture file in a mobile communication device. The method includes the steps of obtaining a picture file, detecting a object in the obtained picture file, recognizing the detected object, comparing the detected object with objects in a database, tagging the picture file depending on the comparison, and organizing the tagged picture file depending on the tagging.

Claims

1. Method for processing a picture file in a communication device, comprising the steps of;

obtaining a picture file;

detecting a object in said obtained picture file;

recognizing said detected object;

comparing said detected object with objects in a database;

tagging said picture file depending on said comparison; and

organizing said tagged picture file depending on said tagging.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said method further comprise the step of sending picture file to an external server.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said method further comprise the step of receiving said picture file from an external server.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said further comprise the step of storing said organized picture file in a database.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein said database is located on an external server.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein any of the steps detecting, recognizing, tagging, and organizing may be performed on an external server.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said detecting comprise extracting any of the following data types;

biometrical data, structural data, and color data from said picture file.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said detecting comprises extracting metadata from said picture file.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein said recognition comprise comparing said extracted data types with data type information stored in said database.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein said method further comprise the step of sending said extracted data types to an external server.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein said method further comprise the step of receiving said extracted data types from an external server.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein said tagging involves editing of metadata associated with said picture file.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein said method further comprising the step of prompting a user based on said comparison.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein organizing further comprise any of the steps;

associating said obtained picture file with other picture files sharing related metadata; and

storing said obtained picture file with other picture files sharing related metadata.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein organizing further comprise associating metadata of said obtained file with metadata in a database comprising picture files with related metadata.

16. Communication device for processing a picture file comprising;

means for obtaining a picture file;

means for detecting an object in said obtained picture file;

means for recognizing said detected object;

means for comparing said detected object with objects in a database;

means for tagging said picture file depending on said comparison;

means for organizing said tagged picture file depending on said tagging;

a user interface for communicating with a user; and

means for communicating with an external database.

17. The communication device according to claim 16, wherein means for detecting further comprise means for extracting any of the following data types;

biometrical data, structural data, and color data from said picture file.

18. The communication device according to claim 16, wherein means for detecting further comprise means for extracting metadata from said picture file.

19. The communication device according to claim 16, wherein means for recognition further comprise means for comparing said extracted data types with data type information stored in said database.

20. The communication device according to claim 16, wherein means for tagging further comprise means for editing of metadata associated with said picture file.

21. The communication device according to claim 16, further comprise means for prompting a user based on said comparison.

22. The communication device according to claim 16, further comprise means for;

associating said obtained picture file with other picture files sharing related metadata; and

storing said obtained picture file with other picture files sharing related metadata.

23. The communication device according to claim 16, wherein means for organizing further comprise means for associating metadata of said obtained file with metadata in a database comprising picture files with related metadata.

24. A system for processing a picture file in a communication device comprising

module for obtaining a picture file;

module for detecting an object in said obtained picture file;

module for recognizing said detected object;

module for comparing said detected object with objects in a database;

module for tagging said picture file depending on said comparison;

module for organizing said tagged picture file depending on said tagging;

a module comprising a user interface for communicating with a user; and

module for communicating with an external database.

25. The system according to claim 24, wherein the module for detecting further comprise a module for extracting any of the following data types;

biometrical data, structural data, and color data from said picture file.

26. The system according to claim 24, wherein the module for detecting further comprise a module for extracting metadata from said picture file.

27. The system according to claim 24, wherein the module for recognition further comprise a module for comparing said extracted data types with data type information stored in said database.

28. The system according to claim 24, wherein the module for tagging further comprise a module for editing of metadata associated with said picture file.

29. The system according to claim 24, further comprise a module for prompting a user based on said comparison.

30. The system according to claim 24, further comprise a module for;

associating said obtained picture file with other picture files sharing related metadata; and

storing said obtained picture file with other picture files sharing related metadata.

31. The system according to claim 24, wherein a module for organizing further comprise a module for associating metadata of said obtained file with metadata in a database comprising picture files with related metadata.