FILING DIGITAL IMAGES USING VOICE INPUT

• US 20110157420A1
• Filed: 12/30/2009
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Kramer, Kem-Laurin, Bos, Jeffrey Charles
• Granted Patent: US 8,558,919 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.2
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8216 using time division multiplex

Abstract

Method and device for naming digital image data files stored on a camera enabled device having an image sensor, an audio sensor, a display and a memory, including: capturing image data through the image sensor; automatically displaying on the display a default filename for an image data file for the captured image data; monitoring the audio sensor for voice input upon detecting a user input selecting the default filename, and determining a new filename for the image data file in dependence on a text translation of the voice input. A folder name can alternatively be determined in dependence on a text translation of a voice input and an image data file for the captured image data saved in the memory using a folder having the folder name.

Claims

1. A method for naming digital image data files stored on a camera enabled device having an image sensor, an audio sensor, a display and a memory, comprising:

capturing image data through the image sensor;

automatically displaying a default filename on the display for an image data file for the captured image data;

monitoring the audio sensor for voice input upon detecting a user input selecting the default filename; and

determining a new filename for the image data file in dependence on a text translation of the voice input.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein automatically displaying the default filename occurs immediately after capturing the image data.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the image data file is stored in the memory using the new filename.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the default filename is derived from a previously voice inputted filename with an identifier added to the previously voice inputted filename.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the new filename comprises determining one or more text strings as possible matches for the voice input, presenting the one or more text strings, monitoring for user action indicating selection of one of the one or more text strings, and deriving the new filename in dependence on the user selected text string.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein determining one or more text strings as possible matches for the voice input comprises comparing the voice input with a dictionary of text strings stored in the memory.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the new filename comprises determining if the voice input matches a previously used filename and if so, adding an identifier to a text string derived from the voice input for use as the filename.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the unique identifier comprises one or more of a sequential identifier, a date stamp and a time stamp.

9. The method of claim 1 comprising receiving further voice input through the audio sensor and determining a folder name in dependence on a text translation of the further voice input wherein the image data file is stored in the memory using a folder having the folder name.

10. A camera enabled device comprising:

an image sensor for capturing image data;

a memory for storing image data files corresponding to captured image data;

an audio sensor for receiving voice input;

a display;

a user input device;

a processor coupled to the memory, image sensor, audio sensor, display, and user input device, wherein the processor is configured to;

after image data is captured using the image sensor, automatically display on the display a default filename for an image data file for the image data; and

upon detecting input through the user input device selecting the default filename, activate the audio sensor to receive voice input, determine a new filename in dependence on a text translation of the voice input, and use the new filename to identify the image data file in the memory.

11. The camera enabled device of claim 10 wherein the device is enabled for wireless voice and data communications.

12. A method for organizing digital image data files stored on a camera enabled device having an image sensor, an audio sensor, a display and a memory, comprising:

capturing image data through the image sensor;

receiving voice input through the audio sensor and determining a folder name in dependence on a text translation of the voice input; and

saving an image data file for the captured image data in the memory using a folder having the folder name.

13. The method of claim 12 comprising, prior to receiving the voice input, issuing a prompt through the camera enabled device for a user to speak a folder name.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein the prompt is issued subsequent to receiving an input indicating that a default folder name displayed on the display has been selected by a device user.

15. The method of claim 12 comprising using a filename for the image data file that is derived from the folder name and one or more of a sequential identifier, a time stamp and a date stamp.

16. The method of claim 12 comprising receiving further voice input through the audio sensor and determining a filename for the image data file in dependence on a text translation of the further voice input.

17. The method of claim 16 comprising, after image data is captured using the image sensor, automatically display on the display a default filename for an image data file for the image data;

and

upon detecting input through a user input device selecting the default filename, activate the audio sensor to receive voice input, determine a new filename in dependence on a text translation of the voice input, and use the new filename to identify the image data file in the memory.

18. The method of claim 12 wherein determining the folder name comprises determining one or more text strings as possible matches for the voice input, presenting the one or more text strings, monitoring for user action indicating selection of one of one or more text strings, and deriving the folder name in dependence on the user selected text string.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein determining the folder name comprises determining if the voice input matches an existing folder name and if so, adding an identifier to at least one of the text strings derived from the voice input.

20. The method of claim 12 wherein the voice input is received prior to capturing the image date.

21. A camera enabled device comprising:

an image sensor for capturing image data;

a memory for storing image data files corresponding to captured image data;

an audio sensor for receiving voice input;

a display;

a user input device;

a processor coupled to the memory, image sensor, audio sensor, display, and user input device, wherein the processor is configured for;

capturing image data through the image sensor;

receiving voice input through the audio sensor and determining a folder name in dependence on a text translation of the voice input; and

saving an image data file for the captured image data in the memory using a folder having the folder name.