EVENT BASED ORGANIZATION AND ACCESS OF DIGITAL PHOTOS
First Claim
1. A method of cataloguing media files for event-centric organization, comprising:
- scanning the media files for atomic events;
applying feature extraction techniques to the atomic events to obtain context information and content information for each atomic event;
classifying the atomic events into predetermined classes based on the extracted context and content information; and
assembling sets of composite events from the classified atomic events.
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Abstract
Architecture and its implementation of an event-based media management system and method are disclosed. A generic model for events is used for developing architecture for media management, called Eventcentric Media Management (EMMa) system. The system focuses on event experiences and provides flexible functionality for media management. The system and method analyze cross-media files for features to extract atomic events and apply algorithms to cluster files including similar or related features. Thus, the EMMa system allows unified media indexing of multiple media types, better abstraction of the real world, use of context, media processing operations to compute and store features and tags, and a more intuitive support for multiple users. It provides environments for querying and browsing media related to events and authoring of multimedia presentations for sharing with other individuals.
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1. A method of cataloguing media files for event-centric organization, comprising:
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scanning the media files for atomic events; applying feature extraction techniques to the atomic events to obtain context information and content information for each atomic event; classifying the atomic events into predetermined classes based on the extracted context and content information; and assembling sets of composite events from the classified atomic events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for organizing images comprising:
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an event base database, a user database and a file system; at least three wrappers for abstracting data from at least one of the event base database, the user database, and the file system; a service layer for storing atomic events and composite events, retrieving atomic or composite events, deleting atomic or composite events, and updating atomic or composite events; and an application layer for programming an interface for clients to access event data and media data storage. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for using an event-centric management architecture to retrieve digital images, the method comprising:
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analyzing media data from at least one source; organizing and storing the media data according to events into composite events; accessing a collection of composite events for display and browsing on a graphical user interface using an initial graphical presentation; performing a query-based search on the graphical user interface using predetermined dimensional tags to search for selected composite events; and using the events to retrieve digital images. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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