METHOD OF SELECTING IMPORTANT DIGITAL IMAGES
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1. A method for selecting important digital images in a collection of digital images, comprising:
- using a processor to automatically analyze the digital images in the collection of digital images to identify one or more sets of similar digital images;
identifying one or more sets of similar digital images having the largest number of similar digital images;
using a processor to automatically select one or more digital images from the identified largest sets of similar digital images to be important digital images;
storing an indication of the selected important digital image in a processor accessible memory; and
using a Graphic User Interface (GUI) for further evaluating the one or more set of selected important digital images to assess relative levels of importance.
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Abstract
A method for selecting important digital images in a collection of digital images, comprising: analyzing the digital images in the collection of digital images to identify one or more sets of similar digital images; identifying one or more sets of similar digital images having the largest number of similar digital images; selecting one or more digital images from the identified largest sets of similar digital images to be important digital images; and storing an indication of the selected important digital image in a processor accessible memory.
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1. A method for selecting important digital images in a collection of digital images, comprising:
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using a processor to automatically analyze the digital images in the collection of digital images to identify one or more sets of similar digital images; identifying one or more sets of similar digital images having the largest number of similar digital images; using a processor to automatically select one or more digital images from the identified largest sets of similar digital images to be important digital images; storing an indication of the selected important digital image in a processor accessible memory; and using a Graphic User Interface (GUI) for further evaluating the one or more set of selected important digital images to assess relative levels of importance. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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