GEOTAGGING USING BARCODES

• US 20110079639A1
• Filed: 05/05/2010
• Published: 04/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Khan, Farooq
• Application Number:
  US12/774,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20110079639A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00326 with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00334 with an apparatus processing barcodes or the like arrangements for sensing record carriers G06K7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data

Abstract

A method and apparatus for associating geotag information obtained from a barcode with image or video data is provided. The apparatus includes a camera module for capturing an image or video of an object, a barcode decoding module for receiving barcode data related to the object and for extracting geotag information from the barcode data, and a processor for associating the geotag information with the image or video.

Claims

1. An image and video geotagging device, comprising:

a camera module for capturing an image or video of an object;

a barcode decoding module for receiving barcode data related to the object and for extracting geotag information from the barcode data; and

a processor for associating the geotag information with the image or video.

2. The image and video geotagging device of claim 1, wherein the camera module captures image data having a barcode, and the processor extracts the barcode from the image data, converts the barcode into the barcode data, and provides the barcode data to the barcode decoding module.

3. The image and video geotagging device of claim 1, further comprising:

a barcode scanner for scanning a barcode, for converting the barcode into the barcode data, and for providing the barcode data to the barcode decoding module.

4. The image and video geotagging device of claim 1, wherein the processor associates the geotag information with the image or video in the form of metadata of the image or video.

5. The image and video geotagging device of claim 1, wherein the barcode data corresponds to a two-dimensional (2D) barcode.

6. The image and video geotagging device of claim 1, further comprising:

a communications module for communicating with an external device and for transmitting the image or video data and associated geotag information to the external device.

7. The image and video geotagging device of claim 1, further comprising:

a storage module for storing the image or video data and the associated geotag information.

8. The image and video geotagging device of claim 1, further comprising:

an input module for receiving an input from a user; and

an output module for displaying information to a user, the information including the geotag information or the video or image data.

9. A method of associating geotag information with related image or video data, the method comprising:

receiving barcode data;

extracting geotag information from the barcode data; and

associating the geotag information with image or video data.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving of the barcode data comprises:

scanning a barcode; and

generating the barcode data based on the barcode.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the scanning of the barcode comprises:

capturing an image or video including the barcode; and

extracting the barcode from the captured image or video.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the scanning of the barcode comprises:

scanning a barcode provided in print form.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the scanning of the barcode comprises:

scanning a barcode provided in a video.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the scanning of the barcode comprises:

scanning a two-dimensional (2D) barcode.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

transmitting the geotag information and associated video or image data to an external device.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

storing the geotag information in a local storage module.

17. A method of providing geotag information to a user, the method comprising:

obtaining geotag information for an object or location;

converting the geotag information into a barcode; and

providing the barcode to the user.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the providing of the barcode to the user comprises:

providing the barcode in a print form.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the providing of the barcode to the user comprises:

providing the barcode in a video.