×

System and method for acquisition of related graphical material in a digital graphics album

  • US 6,813,618 B1
  • Filed: 08/18/2000
  • Issued: 11/02/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A system for adding graphical material to a digital graphics album having a plurality of digital images, comprising:

  • means for displaying said digital graphics album;

    means for specifying a user selection of said digital images during said displaying, to define reference material in said digital graphics album;

    means for processing said reference material to produce prioritized search criteria data that is extracted from the reference material;

    means for receiving user directive data;

    means for processing said received directive data by a natural language processor to produce additional keywords;

    means for prioritizing said keywords and said additional keywords;

    means for querying a graphical material database through a network connection in accordance with said prioritized keywords;

    means for receiving from said database at least one resultant graphical material;

    means for upon not selecting said at least one resultant graphical material, automatically processing said reference material to produce search criteria that are image content descriptors of said reference material;

    means for querying a graphical material database in accordance with said search criteria data;

    means for receiving from said database at least one resultant graphical material; and

    means for inserting said resultant graphical material in the digital graphics album.

View all claims
  • 5 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×