PHOTO PRODUCT USING IMAGES FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS

• US 20120327257A1
• Filed: 06/24/2011
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kodak Alaris Inc (KPP (no. 2) Trustees Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Kodak Alaris Inc (KPP (no. 2) Trustees Ltd.)
• Inventors: O'KEEFE, BRIAN JOSEPH, Murray, Thomas Joseph, Parulski, Kenneth Alan, Arujunan, Thiagarajah, Nichols, Timothy L.
• Application Number:
  US13/168,027
• Publication Number:
  US 20120327257A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/222.1
• 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 16/587 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8211 the additional signal being a sound signal H04N9/835 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for providing a photo product, comprising receiving, over a wireless communications network, a plurality of captured images from a wireless capture device taken at different locations along a route, evaluating one or more images taken at different locations according to predetermined criteria and if an image meets such criteria selecting such image so that a predetermined number of images has been selected at least one of which relates to each location; and producing a photo product including the selected images positioned in the photo product in association with prestored information that relates to the respective scenes in the plurality of locations.

Claims

1. A method for providing a photo product, comprising:

a) receiving, over a wireless communications network, a plurality of captured images from a wireless capture device taken at different locations along a route;

b) evaluating one or more images taken at different locations according to predetermined criteria and if an image meets such criteria selecting such image so that a predetermined number of images has been selected at least one of which relates to each location; and

c) producing a photo product including the selected images positioned in the photo product in association with prestored information that relates to the respective scenes in the plurality of locations.

2. The method according to claim 1, further including sending guidance instructions over the wireless communication network to the wireless capture device to guide the user to the different locations along the route.

3. The method according to claim 1, further including receiving geolocation information associated with each of the captured images, and wherein the predetermined criteria includes geolocation related criteria.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined criteria includes facial recognition related criteria.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the facial recognition related criteria includes age related criteria.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined criteria includes image composition related criteria.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the facial recognition related criteria relates to the number of detected faces.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined criteria includes landmark recognition related criteria.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined criteria includes both geolocation related criteria and landmark recognition related criteria.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the photo product further includes an advertisement.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the advertisement is selected from a plurality of possible advertisements based on the criteria.

12. The method according to claim 10, further including obtaining weather related information, and wherein the advertisement is selected from a plurality of possible advertisements responsive to the weather related information.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the weather related information is obtained over a network from a weather information provider.

14. The method according to claim 10, further including obtaining time of day related information, and wherein the advertisement is selected from a plurality of possible advertisements responsive to the time of day.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the time of day related information is obtained by receiving time related information from the wireless capture device.

16. The method according to claim 10, further including evaluating at least one of the captured images to determine the approximate age of a person depicted in the captured image, and wherein the advertisement is selected from a plurality of possible advertisements responsive to the approximate age of the person.

17. A method for providing a photo product, comprising:

a) receiving, from a wireless capture device as a user of the wireless capture device moves from location to location in response to clues transmitted to the wireless capture device, a plurality of captured images taken at different locations along the route;

b) evaluating one or more of the captured images according to predetermined criteria and if a captured image meets such criteria selecting such captured image so that a predetermined number of captured images is selected, at least one of which relates to each location; and

c) producing a photo product including the selected captured images positioned in the photo product with prestored information that relates to the plurality of locations.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the wireless capture device is a mobile phone.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the prestored information includes information about each scene and includes advertising information provided in the photo product.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the advertising information provides information related to another product produced using at least one of the captured images.

21. The method according to claim 17, wherein the photo product is a printed booklet.

22. The method according to claim 21, further including transmitting information to the wireless capture device related to where the printed booklet can be obtained.

23. The method according to claim 17, wherein the photo product includes an advertisement selected from a plurality of possible advertisements.

24. The method according to claim 23, further including obtaining weather related information, and wherein the advertisement is selected responsive to the weather related information.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein the weather related information is obtained over a network from a weather information provider.

26. The method according to claim 23, further including obtaining time of day related information, and wherein the advertisement is selected from a plurality of possible advertisements responsive to the time of day.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein the time of day related information is obtained by receiving time related information from the wireless capture device.

28. The method according to claim 23, further including evaluating at least one of the captured images to determine the approximate age of a person depicted in the captured image, and wherein the advertisement is selected responsive to the approximate age of the person.

29. The method according to claim 17, further including modifying one or more of the selected captured images prior to positioning the selected captured images in the photo product.

30. The method according to claim 29, wherein the modification is responsive to at least one location along the route