System, Method and Computer Program Product for Processing Image Data

• US 20130265450A1
• Filed: 04/08/2013
• Published: 10/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Melvin Lee Jr. Barnes
• Original Assignee: Melvin Lee Jr. Barnes
• Inventors: Barnes, Melvin Lee Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 9,407,860 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.1
• 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 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/587 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25866 Management of end-user data customer care in data networks H04L41/5077
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/454 Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure

Abstract

A method for processing a first image having associated location data is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining that a location alias exists for the location data of the first image, storing the location alias in memory in association with the first image, determining an identity of a person who appears in the first image via processing of facial data of the person from the first image, storing information of the identity of the person appearing in the first image in memory in association with the first image, outputting the first image to a display in response to a request, outputting the location alias to the display for viewing concurrently with the first image, and outputting the identity of the person who appears in the first image to the display for viewing concurrently with the first image.

Claims

1. A method, implemented by one or more computers, for processing a first image captured by a camera device, wherein the first image has location data and temporal data associated therewith at least some of which originates from the camera device, comprising:

determining whether a location alias exists for the location data of the first image;

if a location alias exists for the location data, storing the location alias in memory in association with the first image;

determining whether a temporal alias exists for the temporal data of the first image;

if a temporal alias exists for the temporal data, storing the temporal alias in memory in association with the first image;

outputting the first image to a display in response to a request;

if a temporal alias exists, outputting the temporal alias to the display for viewing concurrently with the first image; and

if a location alias exists, outputting the location alias to the display for viewing concurrently with the first image.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the location alias for the first image comprises the name of a person and the word “

home”

or house”

.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the temporal alias comprises a name of a U.S. federal holiday and a year.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user input comprising a request from the first user that includes a first location alias;

searching a database for images associated with the first location alias; and

outputting to the display a plurality of images associated with the first location alias.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein if the location alias exists for the location data of the first image, the method further comprises storing the location alias in memory in association with one or more other images having associated location data that satisfies a similarity threshold with the location data of the first image.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein if the temporal alias exists for the temporal data of the first image, the method further comprises storing the temporal alias in memory in association with one or more other images having associated temporal data that satisfies a similarity threshold with the temporal data of the first image.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said determining whether a location alias exists for the location data comprises accessing a to retrieve a user-defined name associated with the location data.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said determining whether a temporal alias exists for the temporal data comprises accessing a calendar application to retrieve a user-defined name for the temporal data.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the temporal alias comprises at least one phrase from the group of phases:

party, birthday, and anniversary.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining an identity of a person who appears in the first image via facial recognition processing of facial data of the person; and

storing information of the identity of the person appearing in the first image in memory in association with the first image.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising transmitting a notification to the person identified in the first image.

12. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

determining a person alias for the person identified in the first image; and

storing the person alias in memory in association with the first image.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

storing the person alias and identity of the person in memory in association with one or more other images having associated facial data that satisfies a similarity threshold with the facial data of the person identified in the first image.

14. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an oral annotation associated with the first image from a first user;

determining whether the oral annotation includes a person alias; and

storing the person alias determined from the oral annotation in memory in association with the first image.

15. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

identifying an object in the first image via image processing;

wherein said identifying is based, at least in part, on a shape of the object; and

storing the identity of the object in memory in association with the first image.

17. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

determining a person alias for the person identified in the first image; and

storing the person alias in memory in association with the first image.

18. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

storing the location alias in memory in association with one or more other images previously stored in memory and that have associated location data that satisfies a similarity threshold with the location data of the first image.

19. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an oral annotation associated with the first image from a first user;

determining whether the oral annotation includes a location alias; and

storing the location alias determined from the oral annotation in memory in association with the first image.

16. A method, implemented by one or more computers, for processing a first image captured by a camera device, wherein the first image has location data associated therewith at least some of which originates from the camera device, the method comprising:

determining that a location alias exists for the location data of the first image;

storing the location alias in memory in association with the first image;

determining an identity of a person who appears in the first image via processing of facial data of the person from the first image;

storing information of the identity of the person appearing in the first image in memory in association with the first image;

outputting the first image to a display in response to a request;

outputting the location alias to the display for viewing concurrently with the first image; and

outputting the identity of the person who appears in the first image to the display for viewing concurrently with the first image.

20. A method, implemented by one or more computers, for processing a first image captured by a camera device, wherein the first image has temporal data associated therewith, comprising:

determining that a temporal alias exists for the temporal data of the first image;

storing the temporal alias in memory in association with the first image;

determining an identity of a person who appears in the first image via processing of facial data of the person from the first image;

storing information of the identity of the person appearing in the first image in memory in association with the first image;

determining a user-defined person alias for the person identified in the first image;

storing the user-defined person alias in memory in association with the first image;

receiving an annotation associated with the first image from a first user;

determining that the annotation includes a temporal alias;

storing the temporal alias determined from the oral annotation in memory in association with the first image;

outputting the first image to a display in response to a request;

outputting the temporal alias to the display for viewing concurrently with the first image;

outputting the user-defined person alias to the display for viewing concurrently with the first image; and

outputting the temporal alias to the display for viewing concurrently with the first image.